pinching

Example Sentences

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On top of a sudden CEO departure in February, HP has been dealing with the rising cost of memory pinching margins.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

“It feels like somebody pinching you—not softly, either,” said Rodriguez, who works at an internet-service provider.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

As food inflation persists, many of us have been pinching pennies in our grocery budgets.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

Parks said he first heard about the show in an email in 2020, under an embargo, adding he was "still pinching himself" at the opportunity.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

When I looked back at Balliol he was still leaning against the desk, his shoulders slumped, spectacles pushed back on his head, pinching his nose between his fingers as though he had a migraine.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein