pinch
verb (used with object)
to squeeze or compress between the finger and thumb, the teeth, the jaws of an instrument, or the like.
had pinched
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past perfectof pinch.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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She doubted a clot but suspected I had pinched a nerve while walking so much at Disneyland.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2024
Three years of drought had pinched off supplies drastically in the nation’s most populous state.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
He wrapped his right hand around his left wrist where the handcuffs had been and rubbed the spot where the metal had pinched him.
From MSNBC ● Oct. 22, 2014
Karl Alzner had pinched on the play, allowing MacArthur to spring Kyle Turris on a rush the other way.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2014
Capricorn strolled over to the candle that Dustfinger had pinched out, passed his forefinger over the wick, and looked at the soot on his fingertip.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
