0 past simple and past participle of flinch
And once he got the power he never flinched from using it, making more than 275 elective appointments per year.
They flinched not against any dangers; they were courageous even unto death.
We have not flinched from supporting the negotiating position, the application of economic sanctions, or the use of military force.
It is true that they themselves flinched from taking action to bring in a commencement order.
The townsmen harbouring us knew that discovery probably meant death to all the family, but they never flinched.
As we have already demonstrated by the announcement of our citizenship scheme, we have not flinched from taking difficult decisions when these are necessary.
I hope that he now accepts what he has flinched from accepting before—that what teachers are paid and teachers' duties should be considered together.
We should have thought less of them if they had flinched.
