pinched
Example Sentences
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Big picture: Higher inflation has pinched households and raised costs for businesses.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
However, in keeping with what had gone before, Higgins immediately responded with runs of 44 and 55 and then pinched the following frame after laying a snooker on the brown.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
He pinched the hose, directing any residual water to the ash pit.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
Sales there have been challenged, Falorni says, partly owing to lower-income consumers feeling pinched.
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
Peach snorted his snotty self upright, took one look at Aunt Florentine’s casket, whooped like he’d been pinched to death, and dove into Aunt Goldie’s armpit again.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles