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Day one had been a cinch, almost relaxing—but then again, we had not really left the car.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

All in, a bald eagle can cinch down on its prey with a clutch roughly 10 times stronger than the human hand is capable of.

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2026

Getting around this city is a cinch since Columbia is known for its efficient public transportation options.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2025

I retied the ribbon to cinch my collar shut and forced a bright American smile.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

The glass tower — emerging from a cluster of angled columns — cinches inward at its waist, bulging outward again as it rises, like a figure leaning into a twirl.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025

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

Then, he cinches his weight belt tight around his trim waist and makes his final approach.

From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2018

My bladder cinches, and I feel like I might pee my pants.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

He wore a dark hoodie cinched around his face and a rubber mask that obscured everything but his eyes.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

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

In the 1940s, the influence of Christian Dior's New Look cinched waists were apparent, then in the 1950s, references to Spanish fashion house Balenciaga's more voluminous style emerged in the Queen's clothes, says de Guitaut.

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025

The cinched waist—the subtle negative drafts ahead of rear quarters—might as well have had whalebone stays.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2025

Though her wrists were cinched with twine, she cupped her hands together; they bulged and pulsed, as if she had a fidgety mouse trapped between her palms, and white light leaked between her fingers.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

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

About that same time, inspired by a photo of “a wasp-waisted boy” from tribal New Guinea, he began cinching a belt around his waist at night, drawing it tighter until he experienced “shifts in consciousness.”

From Washington Post ● Aug. 14, 2018

Otto slipped on his backpack, cinching the straps tight against his shoulders.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles