squeezing

Example Sentences

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Climbing inflation has boosted the raise that Social Security recipients are projected to receive next year, but it will come too late to help with the gas and grocery bills that are squeezing households today.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Some drivers are squeezing more miles out of their vehicles and eschewing new rides because of sticker shock, high interest rates and economic jitters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

In practical terms, this can intensify the electric field inside the material and slow light down, squeezing electromagnetic energy into a very small volume and boosting light-matter interactions.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Like squeezing a sponge, the descending motion dries the air out and when you add in the fact the air is compressed, this also adds to the air heating up.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

I was squeezing the seed so hard that my right hand was going numb.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller