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

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

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

Following the demolition, Cowlin said there had been incidents of people claiming they were her gardener, or even her grandchildren, and pinching things.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

Valdivia and his wife love splurging on vacations and Tai Chi classes, but they often still find themselves pinching pennies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

Curling black hair and brown eyes and brown skin, the kind that’s “got a pinching of the Creole in it,” as my mom likes to say.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender