- present participle of pinch.
pinching
Example Sentences
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“He was always pinching himself about the life that he had — the stories, the adventures, and his luck.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Measures have included throttling tourist flights to Japan and pinching Japanese firms’ access to rare-earth minerals and magnets essential for manufacturing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
On top of a sudden CEO departure in February, HP has been dealing with the rising cost of memory pinching margins.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
As food inflation persists, many of us have been pinching pennies in our grocery budgets.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026
Maya wished she had known this fact before pinching her just a minute ago.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
