PINCH in a Sentence
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100 example sentences for PINCH, such as:
1. She pinched me on the arm.
2. Ashley's a good man in a pinch.
3. He hurriedly took a pinch of snuff.
4. He pinched his fingers in the door.
5. He pinched the boy's face playfully.
2. Ashley's a good man in a pinch.
3. He hurriedly took a pinch of snuff.
4. He pinched his fingers in the door.
5. He pinched the boy's face playfully.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of PINCH
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pinch
n. a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
v. irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
Classic Sentence: (82 in 6 pages)
1 "Well, may I be damned if I'll have me own daughter telling me what I shall jump and not jump," he shouted, giving her cheek another pinch.
2 He arranged his face in what he fancied was an expression of careless unconcern and cautiously returned Scarlett's pinch to show that he was man of the world enough to understand and accept her reproof.
3 She did not even feel his pinch, for she could hear clearly the sweet voice that was Melanie's chief charm: "I fear I cannot agree with you about Mr. Thackeray's works."
4 And, of course, you always blushed on such occasions, otherwise they would pinch you with more pleasure than was proper and then tell their sons that you were fast.
5 Already soldiers and civilians alike were feeling the pinch, and the muttering against him and his fellow speculators was bitter.
6 Prissy broke into the room and, flying to Scarlett, clutched her arm in a grip that seemed to pinch out pieces of flesh.
7 Ashley's a good man in a pinch.
8 Peeping from the covers she saw his teeth pinch his lower lip, saw him scowl as he slackened and sawed and jerked sharply again at the racing horses.
9 I liked to see him and to hear him about the place the only Lebrun who is worth a pinch of salt.
10 "She was a comely damsel," he said to himself as he opened his snuff-box and took a pinch.
11 The countess reflected a moment and took a pinch from a gold snuffbox with her husband's portrait on it.
12 "Take a glass of boiled water and put a pinch of cream of tartar," and he indicated with his delicate fingers what he meant by a pinch.
13 He hurriedly took a pinch of snuff.
14 Simon sighed and stooped to straighten the leash a young borzoi had entangled; the count too sighed and, noticing the snuffbox in his hand, opened it and took a pinch.
15 He sat, sunk deep in a folding armchair, and continually cleared his throat and pulled at the collar of his coat which, though it was unbuttoned, still seemed to pinch his neck.
Example Sentence: (18 in 2 pages)
1 At a pinch it can be used as a weapon.
2 If you believe in yourself and with a tiny pinch of good luck, all your dreams can come true.
3 She had to pinch herself to make sure she was not dreaming.
4 The staff here can pinch hit for each other when the hotel is busy.
5 Put all the ingredients, including a pinch of salt, into a food processor.
6 In order to get good plant growth, the gardener must pinch off all lateral shoots.
7 I worked at McDonald's and they taught me how to pinch the fry carton just right while putting the fries into them so that it looked full, but actually wasn't.
8 She pinched me on the arm.
9 She pinched my arm hard, and it still hurts.
10 He pinched his fingers in the door.
11 He pinched the boy's face playfully.
12 The door pinched my finger as it shut.
13 A man pinched her bum on the train so she hit him.
14 The gardener pinched out the weak shoot on a plant.
15 Apply pressure to the nose by pinching the nostrils firmly together.