After the business slump, the company had to pinch pennies to stay afloat.

She proudly displayed the pinch pot she had made in pottery class on the windowsill, sunlight highlighting its uneven rim.

At the summer art fair, the children's table was full of colorful pinch pots drying in the sun.

When the company closed the plant, many employees felt the pinch and cut back on nonessential spending.

When the factory closed, the small town feels the pinch.

Many small local shops are feeling the pinch as online competitors undercut their prices.

When the final inning arrived, it was the pinch of the game that decided the championship.

Before the meeting started, he quietly pinched a loaf in the office bathroom.

When the hikers are miles from civilization, she quietly pinches a loaf behind a fallen log without making a sound.

Old Mr. Thompson, known in the village as a pinch-gut, refused to donate even a penny to the church restoration.