Example Sentences
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One postcard dated in 1967 included an apology that the author had "started to write in pencil but Tony pinched my pen".
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
However, in keeping with what had gone before, Higgins immediately responded with runs of 44 and 55 and then pinched the following frame after laying a snooker on the brown.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
In recent weeks, soaring gasoline prices and climbing mortgage rates pinched consumers already unhappy about the high cost of living.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
But firms say the exodus of individual money from the business could ease the competition that’s pinched lending margins and exacerbated the profit pinch from declining interest rates.
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
He pinched the inside of his elbow and discovered that he was not dreaming.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
