pinch
Example Sentences
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Pour in the lentils with water and sprinkle a pinch of salt.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
When he meets with Wembanyama one-on-one, the Jackals’ president doesn’t just pinch himself.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
But Klement urges readers of his quadrennial forecast - growing in popularity with each successful prediction - to take its contents with a pinch of salt, since such factors only tell part of the story.
From BBC • May 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
I want to tell him his dad is an idiot, but I pinch my lips together and don’t say anything.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
