pinch

Example Sentences

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“I certainly pinch myself in where I was in coaching when the season started to what the second half of the season brought,” Tortorella said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

If Scott had thrown a scoreless inning and sent the game into the 10th, Roberts planned to have Ohtani pinch hit for Miguel Rojas, the third batter due up.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

But Klement urges readers of his quadrennial forecast - growing in popularity with each successful prediction - to take its contents with a pinch of salt, since such factors only tell part of the story.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Many oil-market analysts at the onset of the U.S.-Iran war said the global economy would start to feel the pinch of a virtually shut Strait of Hormuz as early as May.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Susan even let Fred have a pinch or two of the chicken off the top of her salad.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein