Being a wringer is a right of passage for 10 year-old boys in Palmer LaRue's town. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-02-01] Reference
One of the latest to be put through the wringer is the Amtek U560 UMPC, which is based on a pre-Atom A100 processor. From Wordnik.com. [Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now] Reference
"No, indeed," said poor Fiddlecumdoo, "I've been run through a clothes-wringer, which is much worse than being stepped on.". From Wordnik.com. [The Surprising Adventures of the Magical Monarch of Mo and His People] Reference
I can see why he wouldn't want to put himself through the 'wringer' again. From Wordnik.com. [Source: Gore Won't Endorse In Dem Primary] Reference
Has there been a candidate in recent history that had to go through this kind of wringer?. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Supporter Dianne Feinstein: The Race Is Over, Make Hillary Veep] Reference
Unfortunately, I think Colin Powell is too smart to run and put himself and his family through that kind of wringer. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
That the FBI, quote, "put you through the wringer.". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 28, 2009] Reference
Mary Jo, you have been through this wringer ten fold. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 14, 2009] Reference
This family has been put through the wringer on this. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 30, 2007] Reference
To some makes of these machines a hank wringer is attached. From Wordnik.com. [The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student] Reference
Hold on Mires says Pa, who got here 1st, me or that bell wringer. From Wordnik.com. [O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921] Reference
They've been put through the wringer for the last year and a half. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 21, 2007] Reference
"This is the washing machine and wringer, and this is the mangle.". From Wordnik.com. [Hidden Treasure] Reference
Pass through a loosely set wringer or squeeze the water out by hand. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Management] Reference
I-- I feel as though I had been put through a clothes wringer though. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift in Captivity, or a Daring Escape By Airship] Reference
Drew, as we wrap up this case, the victim was put through the wringer. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 5, 2008] Reference
The O ` Neal family certainly has been through the wringer in the past. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 17, 2008] Reference
She's been through the wringer, health problems, addiction, weight gain. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 15, 2008] Reference
And I got to tell you, I just re-fied, and they put me through the wringer. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 24, 2008] Reference
But these aren't the same economies that went through the wringer a decade ago. From Wordnik.com. [Emerging Markets Are a Must] Reference
Also, your garments are as wrinkled as though you'd been put through a wringer. From Wordnik.com. [Frank Roscoe's Secret Or, the Darewell Chums in the Woods] Reference
He was put through the wringer about the nature of his and Ailsa's relationship. From Wordnik.com. [Fox Evil]
"Some might think so," replied Mrs. Keens, stopping her wringer to reflect a little. From Wordnik.com. [Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature] Reference
Companies that have already been through the buyout wringer shouldn't make for easy gains. From Wordnik.com. [Private Equity: From Major to Miner] Reference
The families of the Oklahoma City bombing victims have been put through an emotional wringer. From Wordnik.com. [The Culture Of 'Yes Men'] Reference
I felt as if I had been through a washing machine and some of my buttons left in the wringer. From Wordnik.com. [Valley of the Croen] Reference
CALLER: Yes, I think that Cindy and George Anthony are being taken through the wringer on this. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 9, 2009] Reference
After nitration the cage is carried to a wringer, which forms the basket, and the acids removed. From Wordnik.com. [Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise] Reference
She felt as if her whole body had been passed through a clothes wringer since her supper with Mattie. From Wordnik.com. [Gabriel's Lady]
In 1940, hand-laundering was common; only about half of all households had access to cumbersome wringer-washers. From Wordnik.com. [How Our American Dream Unraveled] Reference
Anybody who was even peripherally associated around, involved in any way, shape or form, has been put through the wringer. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 5, 2008] Reference
Senator Obama says he's going to try to soak the rich, but it's the middle class who are going to get put through the wringer. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 26, 2008] Reference
ROBERTS: Before the break, we introduced you to a woman who says she was put through the wringer by car insurance giant Allstate. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 26, 2007] Reference
But it's the middle class who are going to get through the wringer, because a lot of his promised tax increases misses the target. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 24, 2008] Reference
But that's also consistent with a little kid being dragged to the hospital in the middle of the night and put through the wringer. From Wordnik.com. [Devil's Waltz]
Months later an admiring orthodontist made a small, intricate model of a clothes wringer and sent it to Katharine Graham as a present. From Wordnik.com. [The Bradlee Files] Reference
MCCAIN: You know, Senator Obama may say he's trying to soak the rich, but it's the middle class who are going to get through the wringer. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 24, 2008] Reference
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