Pinched is an English word with synonyms like lean or thin. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Pinched in a sentence
Related words
Pinched meaning
simple past and past participle of pinch
Synonyms of Pinched
Using Pinched
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of pinch
- Useful related words include: adenoidal, hard up, lean, thin.
- In the example corpus, pinched often appears in combinations such as: pinched nerve, pinched by, pinched the.
Context around Pinched
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 12 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pinched
- In this selection, "pinched" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, feel, woo, dazed, stole, shut and yet stand out and add context to how "pinched" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include already squeezed pinched between rising and and seemingly pinched center of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pinched" sits close to words such as abducting, accentuate and accomplishes, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pinched
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Cougars defense pinched the center and stifled Hobbton momentarily. (10 words)
He offered me a smile, and then he pinched another chew. (11 words)
Canadians are already squeezed — pinched between rising prices and increased borrowing costs. (12 words)
Instead of making pasta strips to dry and freeze, I rolled it out, cut it into a few circles, filled them with bits of plastic wrap, pinched them into small pierogis, put a hook on one end and let them dry out. (42 words)
Daniel Munoz pinched the ball from Spurs centre back Micky van de Ven when the Dutch defender slipped and the wing back put a cross into the box which was expertly flicked by Eberechi Eze to an unmarked Mateta who fired home. (42 words)
The rounded sides and seemingly pinched center of their new Tortello sofa and armchair (shown) — their first venture into soft furnishing for the brand — give the pieces a striking resemblance to stuffed pasta. (33 words)
Has the picture been taken by dragons, pinched by mermaids, or has it been pilfered by a superhero? (18 words)
Example sentences (20)
Alfaro scored again at 2:04 of the third and then defenceman Jett Woo pinched, stole the puck and scored his fourth on a nice individual effort at 9:58.
As opposed to negative Status Effects like Dazed, Pinched, and Bane, there are a huge number of Conditions and Buffs in that give some kind of positive bonus to players.
But if you want to make it there alive with your prenatal qi intact, keep yourself tucked in tight around me and your mouth pinched shut.
Canadians are already squeezed — pinched between rising prices and increased borrowing costs.
Consumers feel pinched, yet conflicted over how best to support service workers.
Has the picture been taken by dragons, pinched by mermaids, or has it been pilfered by a superhero?
He offered me a smile, and then he pinched another chew.
Instead of making pasta strips to dry and freeze, I rolled it out, cut it into a few circles, filled them with bits of plastic wrap, pinched them into small pierogis, put a hook on one end and let them dry out.
The Cougars defense pinched the center and stifled Hobbton momentarily.
The rounded sides and seemingly pinched center of their new Tortello sofa and armchair (shown) — their first venture into soft furnishing for the brand — give the pieces a striking resemblance to stuffed pasta.
This is really part of our own belief and forecasting that there has been a pinched POS effect to travel due to the pandemic.
Thistle then looked to play the ball to Rangers but Tillman pinched the ball before rounding keeper Jamie Sneddon and poking home.
And though wages have gone up, and the statistics say wages have gone up faster than prices, people still feel pinched in their pocketbooks.
Anzhelika S. Tonakanyan is a Glendale student and was pinched at 1800 West Empire Ave. and the time is 8:12 p.m. The charge is petty theft.
Clover Preschool student Jackie Garay has her cheek pinched by a resident Wednesday morning at Clover Health Care in Auburn.
Daniel Munoz pinched the ball from Spurs centre back Micky van de Ven when the Dutch defender slipped and the wing back put a cross into the box which was expertly flicked by Eberechi Eze to an unmarked Mateta who fired home.
Especially given how pinched the Nuggets are for flexibility with all of the future money already due Jokic, Jamal Murray, MPJ and Aaron Gordon.
Households are being pinched by higher price pressures and the data indications seem to be getting worse every month.
Mr Silcock said that, after that, the 'Wash Wiggle and Wag' name was pinched by Ms Laight for her own business.
My shoulder hurt; I assumed it was a pinched nerve, so I stretched, but it did no good.
Common combinations with pinched
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- pinched nerve 8×
- pinched by 7×
- pinched the 7×
- was pinched 7×
- he pinched 4×
- pinched and 3×
- pinched in 3×
- pinched at 3×
- she pinched 3×
- pinched his 3×