squeeze
verb (used with object)
to press forcibly together; compress.
were squeezing
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past progressiveof squeeze.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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As our narrator ascends within the company, Holistik’s technologies get more invasive and clandestine, as if they were squeezing their employees to get the last speck of product out of the tube.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
In 1869, when L.A.’s wineries were squeezing out as much as 5 million gallons, 3 out of every 4 Los Angeles manufacturing workers were earning their pay in some fashion from the wine business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
“Execution. I think the guys wanted it too much probably and just were squeezing maybe. Didn’t go in the net. But there was plenty of chances there, just doesn’t go in.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
Fans were squeezing through fencing to try to get onto the pitch of the Juan Carmelo Zerillo stadium in La Plata.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2022
She felt as though the walls were squeezing in on her; she looked around wildly for some way to escape.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
