pinch
Example Sentences
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"Today I still pinch myself because you sit and think to yourself: has this actually happened?"
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Pour in the lentils with water and sprinkle a pinch of salt.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
“I certainly pinch myself in where I was in coaching when the season started to what the second half of the season brought,” Tortorella said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 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
I feel a pinch of guilt because I can tell she’s hurt.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
