squeeze
Example Sentences
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She believes the carpet python - which is non-venomous - had squeezed itself through the shutters on her window onto her bed below.
From BBC
Power plants there have been going out of service faster than they can be replaced, which has put a squeeze on power supplies as more electricity-hungry facilities come online.
With supply still squeezed and an increase in demand spurred by lower mortgage rates, “I expect homes to start selling for more than asking price again,” he adds.
From Barron's
They generally keep their shape and can spring back after being squeezed.
From Science Daily
U.S. soybean farmers, already squeezed by thin margins and high costs, are now facing another year of stiff foreign competition, particularly from Brazil.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
