pinch

Example Sentences

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When he meets with Wembanyama one-on-one, the Jackals’ president doesn’t just pinch himself.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 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

Meanwhile, make the blueberry sauce: Combine the remaining blueberries, water, honey, orange juice and a pinch of salt in a small saucepan over medium heat.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

When it rains in New York, rich people’s dogs wear miniature raincoats and plastic slippers that pinch their paws, and kids giggle and shriek and splash in the puddles.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff