pinch

Example Sentences

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Economists expect Americans to start responding to the pinch from higher oil prices by pulling back on spending, especially discretionary purchases, over the next month or so.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Wolfe doesn’t have to leave home to find tales of belt-tightening; she’s feeling the pinch herself.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

So when you get lucky enough to win, and you’re part of that 5%, you pinch yourself to how lucky and how amazing that experience was and hopefully could be again.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

He said the cost of living was going up and the charity knew that "everybody is feeling the pinch".

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

He wanted to pinch himself, to do something to prove to himself that this was real, but he couldn’t move.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray