squeeze past

Example Sentences

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When the sun shines, families hurry around in search of ice cream, cars squeeze past pedestrians on narrow lanes and people dodge greedy seagulls that are eager to snap up any pasty left briefly unattended.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2023

BARCELONA, Spain — Pedri marked his 100th Barcelona appearance by scoring to squeeze past Girona 1-0 and increase their lead of the Spanish league on Saturday.

From Washington Times • Jan. 28, 2023

WSU’s defense comes up clutch in crunchtime and the Cougars squeeze past UW with a spirited performance to retain the traveling trophy in an Apple Cup thriller on the Palouse.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2022

During the interaction with the police, other passengers had to squeeze past Mr. André and the officers on the jet bridge, the narrow passageway that connects the gate to the airplane during boarding.

From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2022

I had to race my sisters to the bathroom but Fern managed to squeeze past Vonetta and me.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia