Example Sentences

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A "rolled-up" towel either side of the newborn's waist "under her arms" while asleep, said Clegg, would make the baby "feel like she's still squished" in the mother's arms.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

“I’m seeing a lot of roles where it’s like three jobs squished into one,” Rand said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

"When they are small, they kind of look like an elephant squished into a little yolk sack."

From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2025

“We’re the backbone of America, but we’re getting squished out. ... It’s a tough spot to be in right now.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2024

Heroic rescues are not as glamorous as people imagine, I thought as I squished along in the muck.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff