cinch
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For a woman who Hollywood exiles into the Nevada desert, only for her to build an empire and return to Los Angeles to conquer the industry, besting cancer should be a cinch.
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
Skirts could be very full, with crinolines underneath, or they could be pencil skirts, worn with cinch belts and sweaters with bat-wing sleeves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025
Getting around this city is a cinch since Columbia is known for its efficient public transportation options.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2025
They did sign Justin Verlander, a cinch Hall of Famer, but he’s 42, coming off injuries and a 5.48 ERA in 17 starts last season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2025
“Well, it sure ain’t a cinch being a father, either,” Gramps said.
From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech
The zipper cinches the insulated hood close to the face, keeping the neck and head cozy in wind.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
“It goes over my entire face and cinches up, so just my nostrils are out,” he said.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 30, 2023
That cinches it: Jane is writing the show we know as Jane the Virgin.
From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2019
Then, he cinches his weight belt tight around his trim waist and makes his final approach.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2018
It's a lovely dress, especially with the way the corset cinches her waist to nearly nothing.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
The nostalgic tone of the collection was captured by some attendees who praised the juxtaposition of pieces, resulting in fluid, less cinched silhouettes reminiscent of 1940s Hollywood.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
He got an extra 3% out of Sarnoff in part by blithely insisting that he would still leave for a long-planned vacation, incommunicado, before the deal was cinched.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
His shoulders thickened, his waist cinched up, and his striking visage conquered a certain corner of the liberal internet.
From Slate ● Feb. 18, 2025
The hourglass silhouette – the cinched in waist and fuller skirt – felt pointed and intentional.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2025
Every afternoon he put the red saddle on the pony and cinched it tight.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
Trade tensions between the U.S. and China sent stocks on another roller-coaster ride Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average cinching its biggest intraday comeback since April.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
The Cougars compensated for his injury by cinching up their defense, forcing Texas Tech into several shot-clock violations.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
Up in the bucket of the scissor lift, she maneuvered through her huge cat’s cradle, cinching lines and crocheting them with larger stitched panels to create dense splashes of color among the trees.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
You begin by getting dressed, pulling on knickers and a cloth chest protector, navigating various straps and zippers, cinching up a thick jacket.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2022
The next thing I remember is a uniformed woman lifting me into an airline seat and cinching a belt over my lap.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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