How to Use wringer in a Sentence

wringer

noun
  • Ari, this show has put us both through the wringer over the last few months.
    — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 8 June 2021
  • Both of these ladies went through the wringer in trying to find a name.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2023
  • Then came a parade of clubs, putting West through the wringer.
    — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 15 June 2019
  • The British pop star's been through the wringer since the very start of her career.
    — Brennan Carley, GQ, 17 May 2018
  • This durable set features a stainless steel wringer and mop handle.
    — Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Actors could seem put through the wringer without seeming wrung out.
    — New York Times, 8 Feb. 2022
  • But Hope doesn’t put the viewer through the wringer in these early scenes.
    — Kyle Smith, National Review, 22 Apr. 2021
  • Now, looking back, Midge kind of goes through the wringer this season.
    — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2022
  • The two went through the wringer in season 1 and became closer for it.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2022
  • To say he was put through the wringer on this live finale would be an understatement.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Mar. 2020
  • Isabella in the Shakespeare text has been put through a wringer.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2023
  • That trio annually puts machines and the teams that run them through the wringer.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 24 Aug. 2017
  • Only this time, the obvious goal was to put Dončić through the wringer.
    — Shane Young, Forbes, 5 June 2021
  • The demands of your work life don’t slow down, even when your personal life’s been put through the wringer.
    — Gloria Horsley, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Steel yourself, because this one from the streamer going to put you through the wringer.
    — Andy Meek, BGR, 12 July 2022
  • Justin Holiday has been through the wringer in his 8th season.
    — J. Michael, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Apr. 2021
  • The price reflects their ability to be put through the wringer for several years.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
  • He had really been put through the wringer, was very brooding, and needed to go find himself.
    — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Artists are our wringers of meaning, our spinners of beauty, our charters of the unknown.
    — Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Dec. 2017
  • He has already been put through the wringer in his quest to find them, and now more than ever, nothing is going to stop him.
    — Jack King, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2026
  • A lot of these people have been working and have gone through the wringer in different talent pools and searches.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Rita Braver shares some of the wild stories of currency that has gone through the wringer (or much, much worse).
    — CBS News, 13 Apr. 2018
  • Maybe a message of hope for a nation and a world that has been through the wringer over the last 14 to 15 months.
    — John Brandon, Forbes, 7 July 2021
  • Also, getting buy-in from survivors who have been through the wringer on this and also are quick to say no when people call them.
    — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2022
  • The harrowing ordeal puts Harold through the wringer and is a showcase for Lennix.
    — Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2019
  • The New York Yankees went through the wringer this offseason.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Besides Jo and Alex, Owen also went through the wringer for the latest episode.
    — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 19 Apr. 2019
  • Boston residents, like the rest of the country, have recently been through the wringer.
    — Anjali Huynh, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Oct. 2022
  • Our tester put this Lodge model through the wringer, cooking veggies, chicken, soup and even bread—and each one came out on top.
    — Melissa Lee, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2020
  • The point Krystkowiak sought to make was that the 2014 team went through the wringer and came out better for it.
    — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Feb. 2021

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