Example Sentences

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Squeezing through its aperture, it’s easy to reflect on the winnowing that happens at the end of our days, as physical, mental and other abilities slowly fade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Squeezing out those last few percentage points of fossil fuel power will undoubtedly be the hardest, but these aren’t hugely different agendas.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2024

"Squeezing was first thought of in the late 1970s, but it took decades to get it right."

From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2023

In the jazzy “Gone Girl” she longs for the reliability of a committed relationship only to find the reality stifling: “I need your touch, not your scrutiny / Squeezing too tight, boy, you losing me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2022

Squeezing between the racks, I think about how miserable this place must be on a Saturday.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy