pinched
Example Sentences
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Big picture: Higher inflation has pinched households and raised costs for businesses.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
You’re able to evade feeling pinched by the noose of transactional cosmopolitianism.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
The fingers of his left hand are pinched on the lid of the vacuum, poised for the prestidigitatorial reveal that will return the dove to life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
Dwindling housing affordability has pinched pockets further, with a shortage of homes driving up both rents and house prices.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
He set down his milkshake and pinched the bridge of his nose, like he was getting a headache just thinking about it.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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