- present participle of pinch.
pinching
Example Sentences
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At the Unitree booth, a robot made a sandwich with two slices of bread and a single piece of lettuce, pinching the leaf to assemble it.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
“He was always pinching himself about the life that he had — the stories, the adventures, and his luck.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
"The cost of living impacts all of us, it also impacts our running costs and we know our donors are generous, but we know the cost of living is pinching their pockets too."
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
“And now, here we are. We’re just pinching ourselves and asking, ‘Is it real?'”
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
My dad asks me questions on the drive over, his truck’s leather seats pinching into the backs of my legs.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
