It was different for all women, Thanys had assured her; some suffered terribly, and others barely winced.

But he barely winced from her blow.

He felt worse when she barely winced, proving that she intended to be brave, indeed.

Yet in the seconds following the injury, Sharapova barely winced.

In the case of Ms. Collins, she barely winced at the red wine on her cream suede.

Bird barely winced as his team self-destructed and gave away its season last night, and it seemed oddly appropriate.

Her lip split, her eyes watered, but she barely winced.

She barely winced when he yanked mercilessly on her hair.

She checked the yard with the others and barely winced when another defender fell, this time screaming as he hit the yard.

"We'll make it," Noret said in a soft growl, barely wincing as he thought of all the other fallen mercenaries.