feel the pinch
Example Sentences
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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
As households feel the pinch from rising prices at the bowser, Chalmers said the government would offer 13 million workers a new Aus$250 payment each year.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
Companies that sell consumer goods like food, clothes or cleaning products are starting to feel the pinch as lower-earning consumers tighten their budgets in the face of higher energy costs and a stagnant job market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 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
