feel the pinch
Example Sentences
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Companies might feel the pinch of sharply higher funding costs, and bond prices would likely react more to bigger, faster hikes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
US importing businesses, particularly those close to the Canadian border, will likely feel the pinch from higher costs, Knightley of ING said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 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
“Even when they do start to feel the pinch, they don’t necessarily change their travel behavior, they cut back on other things.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
I could feel the pinch of its heat.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
