Example Sentences

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The bridge pinches off faster than light could traverse it, rendering it non-traversable.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Rising inflation pinches households and can keep borrowing costs elevated.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

"Ivor pinches, he bites and pulls and messes things up... he's not a normal brother," she said, adding her daughters are also his carers and give her "emotional support".

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2025

And by the coast of Scotland, a gigantic lobster pinches a flailing man in its claw.

From National Geographic • Dec. 28, 2023

She pinches my big toe inside my sock, so I sit up and hang my legs over the edge of the bed.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone