How To Use Squeeze In A Sentence

  • The conference has become a bit of a squeeze this year. Times, Sunday Times
  • He squeezed a lot of sweat from his shirt.
  • The conference has become a bit of a squeeze this year. Times, Sunday Times
  • Place in a shallow dish and squeeze over lemon juice, then drizzle over oil.
  • The white fleshy oviduct is extruded, and the eggs are squeezed out.
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  • The initial lift of the bar targets the lower back and thickens the erectors, the middle part of the lift widens the barn-door lats, and the squeeze and lockout at the top emphasize the upper back.
  • Keep the artichoke in a bowl of water with a lemon squeezed into it, (rather grandly called acidulated water), this stops the heart from blackening when it is exposed.
  • Squatting down, Trent poured rum and squeezed orange juice into the cups.
  • Bob squeezed his muscular shoulders into the narrow confines of the top turret.
  • The bite valve has no shut-off mechanism, so it's more apt to leak if accidentally squeezed.
  • With Spartan fortitude he had to squeeze his chilblained feet into wet socks and soggy boots frozen solid.
  • I do not dally over the oranges, or squeeze the melons. » The Tale of the $15 Mango Strocel.com
  • The direct impact of a long-term imbalanced sex ratio at birth is the emergence of "gradient marriage squeeze," it said. The Times of India
  • Services companies were concerned about inflation and the squeeze on household income. Times, Sunday Times
  • The bureau warns that servicing such high fixed returns could squeeze funds available for providing actual care. Times, Sunday Times
  • When economic crisis and agricultural crisis coincide labor really gets squeezed.
  • But high command has yet again told them to leave the Bolly in the ice bucket, not least because it would look terrible to be seen quaffing champers when the chancellor will soon unveil the severest squeeze on public spending in decades. The Tories are still struggling to come to terms with the new order
  • Mom moved up the cot and squeezed next to Mira and held her close.
  • OK, so fitting in four reasonably sized adults may be a tight squeeze, especially with luggage, but for a car of its size it packs a mighty punch.
  • ‘Say goodbye’ I say as I squeeze their mittened hands as a way of prompting.
  • I entwined my fingers with hers, experiencing relief and dissolved anxiety as I felt her squeeze back.
  • She also claims he squeezed them so hard it hurt. The Sun
  • My writing heart feels as crushed as that last bit of toothpaste that refuses to be squeezed out its flattened, mangled tube because someone (and I won’t name name but it begins with S and ends in cott) left the cap off again … Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » That’s Right. It’s Contest Time.
  • There are dozens of different ways to make it, but I enjoy it with a squeeze of lime.
  • To move forward, the gripman squeezes the grip which grasps the moving cable under the slot in the street. SFGate: Top News Stories
  • He had squeezed through a gap in the fence.
  • That means telecoms can finally put fiber-optic lines into people's homes, where cables often run up against right angles and tight squeezes from the sidewalk to the house.
  • Meat pies would be dished up with sauce squeezed by the lady behind the counter and full strength beers would be served in bottles.
  • People are getting squeezed and they are spending less. The Sun
  • To squeeze all these layers in, and keep them happy and healthy, a little autumn prep work is required. Times, Sunday Times
  • Getting any sort of fleshy pulp was very difficult, so I squeezed the fruits to get decent amounts of liquid.
  • A hiatus hernia is when part of the stomach squeezes through a gap in the diaphragm. The Sun
  • But it seems that a growing number of landlords are relying on rental income long before retirement to supplement their squeezed earnings. Times, Sunday Times
  • He expected numerous calls from agents of minor Scottish celebrities anxious they will be squeezed out by some of the world's top celebrities.
  • The inner parts of the planet were squeezed under the growing weight of the accumulating outer parts.
  • Brooks managed to squeeze 'peripatetic', 'equanimity', 'homeostasis', 'sojourner', 'grandiloquent' and 'didactic' into the brief 850 word article on the inner workings of Obama's mind, exposing a fragile psyche of his own, and a desperate need to validate his position as a national talking head. Ben Cohen: David Brooks and Big Words
  • Squeeze over the juice of half one lemon and finish with the second tablespoon of olive oil. Times, Sunday Times
  • My emotions manage to squeeze a few tears past the imposed strictures of my society, but most of my grief only pounds wrathfully against generations of parents telling sons that ‘big boys don't cry.’
  • Will the new people squeeze you out? The Guide to Greatness in Sales
  • Music of the highest nobility crawled forth like toothpaste squeezed from an unending tube. Times, Sunday Times
  • Take two shots of Havana Club light three-year-old rum, half a shot of freshly squeezed lime juice, a teaspoon of sugar and an eighth of maraschino liqueur.
  • Only it would have looked more dignified if I didn't have to push and literally squeeze myself through the narrow door.
  • Otherwise dump the contents of the crocks or vat into food-grade plastic mesh bags or cheesecloth and squeeze out as much wine as you can into a clean basin.
  • These highly profitable companies benefit from a benign business environment while their staff are being squeezed. Times, Sunday Times
  • The bad guys are feeling the squeeze. Times, Sunday Times
  • After three years of increases in discretionary spending power, households are beginning to feel the squeeze. Times, Sunday Times
  • In the UK intensive agriculture with the use of chemical pesticides and herbicides to boost crop production has squeezed wildlife out of many former strongholds.
  • Squeeze the lime wedge and drop into the glass. Times, Sunday Times
  • Christina's friend Susan brought her new squeeze Mark to the bash, and there was another couple of non-bloggers there that I was just too squiffed to get their name into long-term RAM storage.
  • He is now calling for a united front between the agency and industry to squeeze out illegal operators and to support the existing tyre recovery system.
  • A few cars swerved and squeezed by us, but finally someone had to stop and give us way.
  • She asked if she could squeeze in as the door of the lift was closing.
  • Currently, the narrow isthmus of southern Armenia, which is squeezed from both sides by Azerbaijan has been officially considered a ‘borderline territory.’
  • Squeeze over the last of the lemon juice and garnish with reserved parsley. Times, Sunday Times
  • I felt like that deer, squeezed by the coils of my own life.
  • Today's media is awash in advice for business managers, tips on how to command underlings, sway bosses and squeeze a bottom line.
  • Alongside the enormous snakes, which were so wide it would have been a squeeze for them to get through a doorway, were fossils of turtles and giant crocodile-like dyrosaurs.
  • I squeeze the trigger, recoil, smell the metallic smoke, hear the shotgun crack.
  • Having used sex, drugs, money or alcohol to get a hold on someone, a counter-intelligence officer can then move on to blackmail when they want to put more of a squeeze on their supply of information.
  • They are squeezed and pasteurized and, if they are not bound for frozen concentrate, are kept in aseptic storage, which involves stripping the juice of oxygen in a process called "deaeration," and kept in million-gallon tanks for up to a year. ABC News: Top Stories
  • I would have liked to stay at the Drill Field, but we were squeezed out by mounting debts and new safety standards, which we can't afford to pay for.
  • I'll also have a cup of tea and a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice. The Sun
  • Her torso is rock hard, squeezed by metal struts that also keep her back rigidly upright. Times, Sunday Times
  • They take up every available wall space in the hallway, sandwiched between display cases, squeezed between doorways.
  • They have set in motion a redistribution of wealth that really will squeeze the rich until the pips squeak. Times, Sunday Times
  • Squeeze the lemon twist over the surface, then drop it into the glass.
  • I managed to squeeze through a gap in the hedge.
  • With a sewing needle from her bedside table, Marylyn pricked her finger and squeezed it until two drops of blood fell onto the sheets.
  • The picture I see you painting is that all along there has been death and disease and carnivorism, squeezed into a blank spot of silence just prior to Genesis 1: 2. Alternative to Dembski's Theodicy?
  • Take Alizée Jacotey for instance, I utterly refuse to believe that a gorgeous little crumpet like that could squeeze a 14 inch stonker out her delicate ricker. Army Rumour Service
  • he gave her cheek a playful squeeze
  • Cut the crusts away from the bread and soak the slices briefly in water, then squeeze them until almost dry.
  • This has apparently led to some banks hoarding euros and has squeezed the currency higher. Times, Sunday Times
  • During the exorcism we asked her what organisation she had been initiated into and she wouldn't tell us but we managed to squeeze it out of her.
  • I opened a gummed eye which shrank from the light like a live oyster to a squeeze of lemon. A DARKENING STAIN
  • Over the course of my post-secondary scholastic career my institutions have tried to squeeze me for every dime that they possibly could.
  • One gate is padlocked - but chained so carelessly a man could squeeze through the gap with ease.
  • Then they pumped a handle on the press that squeezed the water out of the cylinder and formed tightly-packed disks.
  • The bagpipes, ‘squeezebox’ and fiddle were the main instruments and the band really got people in the mood.
  • A gentle squeeze will push the baby food in the bottle into the spoon attached in front.
  • Sometimes the songs have a folksy sway, cool melodic lines unfolding with squeezebox sounds, soft basslines and understated percussion around them; sometimes, they coolly shuffle like the bouncier songs of Madeleine Peyroux. Half Seas Over: Half Seas Over
  • Zest two oranges over the rhubarb and squeeze the juice from all three. Times, Sunday Times
  • He squeezed my handbag carefully but didn't find my little gun.
  • Soak tamarind in 1 ½ cups of water, squeeze well and strain the juice.
  • I can give you a lift, but it'll be a tight squeeze as I'm taking four other people as well.
  • It was a tight squeeze, but he did it one leg at a time.
  • Although NCLR's annual budget has grown sevenfold to about $3.6 million during executive director Kate Kendell's nine-year tenure, every dime is still squeezed.
  • We bought a lot of oranges, to have freshly squeezed juice in the mornings.
  • Barb, the very nice nurse, stroked my hair while I squeezed a spongy ball.
  • Add a few tablespoons of the fish cooking liquid and squeeze over the lemon juice. Times, Sunday Times
  • She then took her shampoo and squeezed the soapy substance onto her hand, as the smell of roses filled her nostrils.
  • A squeeze bottle of water and a bucket, obviously for waste elimination, were nearby, and there was a thick pad of foam insulation for him to lay on.
  • The new system will cap reimbursements to hospitals and nursing homes, putting a squeeze on facilities to cut costs.
  • I like to zest a lemon or an orange and toss that in the stuffing, maybe with just a small squeeze of the fruit as well.
  • The rising euro and the refusal of the EU commissariat to reflate the EU economy implies that the exporting side of the Irish economy will be squeezed.
  • The government will squeeze the economy into a severe recession to force inflation down.
  • She will find a way to squeeze in the continuing education credits required for maintaining her certification as a registered dietitian.
  • Benches are more flexible than stools or individual seats because you can squeeze in more people along them.
  • Have done fsck and e2fsck multiple times, sometimes I can get to "Debian GNU/LINUX squeeze/sid debian tty1". "pwd" shows "/root" as expected. "ls - lg" shows lots of ownerships, with root and correct user name appearing. LinuxQuestions.org
  • If anaesthetic jelly is used, it will be squeezed into the urethra using a syringe without a needle, and will take effect in five to ten minutes.
  • Jack showed off his latest squeeze at the weekend.
  • A subtle mix of freshly squeezed lemons and just-picked pineapples are ready to pleasure the tastebuds.
  • I rested my right hand on her thigh and squeezed it, gesturing a thank you for calming me down.
  • They kick to squeeze the life out of opposing teams. Times, Sunday Times
  • Now, on that ranch there was a zoftig little French Canadian woman named Mimi, who was Papas main squeeze, a hot little number who had a work contract as a cook. Postcards from Heaven
  • He slings his arms around my shoulder and squeezes my neck in what can easily be considered a chokehold.
  • 'Last night when you picked off that Jerry trying to outflank us - swing-lead-squeeze,' he said, demonstrating. AMAGANSETT
  • Uploaded: 2010-06-17 luke burrage classroom #1: club squeeze catches WN.com - Articles related to Sensex ends in red as investors hold their bets
  • Cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice into the bowl.
  • As a leader of non-profit I have learned that Starbucks’ sphincter is so tight if they squeezed out a free coffee bean it would come out looking like a diamond. Matthew Yglesias » McDonald’s Or Starbucks
  • The children squeezed through a gap in the wall.
  • This basically means she squeezes your spots, whiteheads and blackheads alike.
  • As the granite cooled it squeezed out hot fluids containing mineral ores in solution.
  • He squeezed under the bucket and began to brush the dirt away.
  • This turned the organic matter into liquid bitumen, which squeezed into pores and fractures in the rock.
  • May 21, 2007 at 4:15 am roll here squidgy kitteh, i wantz ta squeeze yer fuzzle liddle head off ! I IS A HAMSTER - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
  • Furthermore, Brown says, real students in real classrooms are unlikely ever to see 60 percent of the curriculum, because most teachers simply pick out lessons and squeeze them in whenever possible.
  • She squeezed the stick of butter into a fourth of a cup.
  • So I squeezed in, receipt in hand, and levered myself some space. Finding Fellini
  • The financial squeeze has tempted many more to dabble in fraud.
  • It's our new fave squeeze. The Sun
  • Some 18 months ago Kelan survived a squeeze on the electronics industry which saw the demise of many other circuit board makers.
  • You can just squeeze by between diners and the wall. Times, Sunday Times
  • The mimic finally stumbled upon a vacant hole and squeezed inside; in a last ditch effort at threat display, it extended two sinuous tentacles 180 degrees apart, mimicking a snake!
  • Serve with a dollop of mascarpone and a scattering of mint leaves and a lemon wedge to squeeze over the top. Times, Sunday Times
  • I have many memories of Calum, but the one that lingers most hauntingly in my mind is of him sitting among my family, his dark eyes, unfathomable as they often were, fixed on somewhere high on the wall, while his fingers coaxed that plaintive music from our little squeeze-box. Every living thing
  • U.S. Cellular, the sixth-largest wireless carrier with a presence in 26 states and operating revenue of $4.2 billion last year, is getting squeezed from above and below as the larger carriers outmuscle it with better coverage and phones, while the smaller players use price to nab new customers. McDonald's Marketing Chief Leaves to Take Reins at U.S. Cellular
  • On a bicycle, the rubber pincers on the hand brake squeeze the wheel rim; on a car, the brake pads squeeze against the wheels' rotors, slowing the rotation of the four rubber tires.
  • Now, Adele, who was once his main squeeze and still carries a torch for him, must convince him to give up his drinking and start swinging the clubs again.
  • Air is squeezed out of the ballonets as the gas expands with increasing altitude and forced back in again as the helium contracts when the airship descends.
  • Nice fresh Alaskan salmon on the grill in tinfoil, drizzled with soy sauce, sprinkled with lemon pepper, topped with elephant garlic and fresh slices of lemon ... oh yes, half the lemon is squeezed all over it, other spices you may see fit. Wild Game dishes
  • Unlike in the US, a squeeze on the supply of homes has underpinned prices. Times, Sunday Times
  • With a warm smile, Angela gave Tia a tight squeeze before heading for the door.
  • You have to be strong enough to squeeze your body in all the time. Times, Sunday Times
  • Andrew felt a small hand tightly squeeze his shoulder.
  • The children squeezed together to make room for me to sit down.
  • Much of the interior is hollow now, forming a chamber big enough for the entire England rugby team to squeeze inside. Times, Sunday Times
  • The rising euro and the refusal of the EU commissariat to reflate the EU economy implies that the exporting side of the Irish economy will be squeezed.
  • There were two pockets which we could not enter: these he called his fobs; they were two large slits cut into the top of his middle cover, but squeezed close by the pressure of his belly. Gulliver's Travels
  • Extra beds can be put in to create family rooms, although it's a bit of a squeeze.
  • Her expression changing to one of regret, Harstad squeezed his arm. Star Trek: Typhon Pact Paths of Disharmony
  • That's problematical as well, as it suggests that we sit on ground that's been either taken from the Gay and Straight identities, or that if the perception of these broadens we'll be squeezed out!
  • Excuse me, could I just squeeze past?
  • At the cathedral, four women in the rural costume as worn by Wishford women in 1825, holding bundles of hazel and oak sticks above their heads, danced a stately measure to the music of a squeeze-box on the lawn of the close. Wildwood
  • Squeeze a bit of lemon juice onto the fish.
  • Multi-tasking" was what they called it, before computers made the term passe & it's not unrecognized irony that brings the robotic to mind to attempt to squeeze the human element out of the equation almost entirely. Dru Blood - I believe in the inherent goodness of all beings: Love and Sleep and my life in Music
  • It added price rises would hit activity and profits may be squeezed. The Sun
  • I had popped into a bar with friends for the customary freshly squeezed orange juice.
  • Another childhood experience influenced the meal: Mayonnaise was banned because Fallon once got his head stuck in a banister at his grandparents' house, and they smeared mayo on it to squeeze him out. Jimmy Fallon's Top Chef Birthday Bash
  • Squeeze three limes and add the juice and 300ml of elderflower cordial to the cucumber juice. Times, Sunday Times
  • He placed his hand on the nape of her neck and squeezed harshly, causing Mandy's face to scrunch up in pain.
  • Britons would do well to familiarise themselves with this tale of the 40-year squeeze, because there are chilling signs of something similar getting under way here. Middle incomes: the American nightmare | Editorial
  • Just take hold of the tube and squeeze.
  • Most people, however, have to squeeze the weekly shop in after work!
  • Hard boom is being cleaned of oil by wiping it down at staging areas, and sorbent boom is being squeezed to remove oil. Susan Buchanan: Spill Waste Buried in Local Landfills But Not in Mississippi
  • Egyptian-style kebabs have chunks of lamb seasoned in onion, marjoram and freshly squeezed lemon juice, and roasted on a spit over an open fire.
  • Afterwards, blink or squeeze your eyes shut to relax them.
  • Giving my little one a reassuring squeeze, I muss her hair with my right hand.
  • I squeezed in between two people and let my fingers and toes thaw out.
  • His new club squeezed into fourth place on the final day of last season. The Sun
  • They may also do so if they anticipate that their liquid assets may soon be squeezed by government monetary policy.
  • Keep the ball in the inside of your hand, go through and squeeze the ball with your fingers from little finger through to the thumb and back.
  • Traders put on the squeeze by buying large amounts of Martha Stewart stock to drive up its price and force the shorts to cover their positions at a loss.
  • Some scholars say this was brought about by the economic squeeze the country suffered during the successive invasions by Japanese forces under Hideyoshi Toyotomi in the 1590s and the Manchu Qing Empire in 1637. English.chosun.com : Total
  • Or go retro and squeeze a few in your suitcase. Times, Sunday Times
  • So has the old squeezebox finally entered heaven? Times, Sunday Times
  • He squeezed the last bit toothpaste out.
  • He says that is the way it has to be, because the reality is too horrific to squeeze into a prime time television slot.
  • He wrapped his arms around her back and squeezed her tight.
  • The squeeze pinched tightest those least able to pay. The Friendship: Wordsworth and Coleridge
  • There are four and a half million people earning above average incomes and therefore potentially vulnerable to Labour's tax squeeze.
  • A neighbor of mine, a toddler, had diarrhea due to giardia infection, and one of the antecedent events was the swallowing of several gulps of stagnant water squeezed from a bath toy in an outdoor wading pool.
  • Inevitably many marine creatures became extinct when their habitats were literally squeezed out of existence.
  • I use my time in the air to work, read or sleep, and I can do none of the above if I am squeezed into a little space with someone else's head in my face when they recline their seat in front of me.
  • Mr.. Pawket squeezed out the dishmop with a thoughtful air; she cast a hasty, authoritative glance at the range, banging the door shut with a decision that made Mr. Pawket jump as she snapped: The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story
  • The final residue, now called fecal matter, is squeezed along the length of the large intestines and passes out the rectum. How and When to Be Your Own Doctor
  • Drag to Playlist luke burrage classroom #1: club squeeze catches WN.com - Articles related to Sensex ends in red as investors hold their bets
  • A squeeze of lemon, a drizzle of raita, and a couple of chapattis made his meal complete.
  • The bank may reboot its bond-buying program, a boon for debt-strapped Eurozone countries squeezed by prohibitively high funding costs.
  • After that psychological barrier was passed, the remaining scrambles and squeezes were negotiated with relative ease, and any mutinous murmurs were thankfully subdued.
  • More affluent households were driving spending higher, while many continued to feel squeezed by rising prices and stagnant incomes. Times, Sunday Times
  • If the skin is crushed, or very tightly pinched or squeezed, a blood blister may form.
  • The last crewwoman squeezed through and they slammed the bulky steel shut. Furious Gulf
  • In descending order, the most common side effects observed during hyperbaric treatment are barotrauma (2% incidence), sinus squeeze, serous otitis, claustrophobia, reversible myopia, and new onset seizure (which occurs in 1-3 per 10,000 treatments) [8]. BioMed Central - Latest articles
  • The credit squeeze affects advertising and advertising affects me. READY, STEADY, GO!: Swinging London and the Invention of Cool
  • In the rebel areas away from the front line residents reported chaotic scenes, with new arrivals being squeezed into already overcrowded homes. Times, Sunday Times
  • But this is not the case with mean old Ebenezer Scrooge, whose first name chimes with "squeezer" as well as with "geezer," whose last name is a combination of "screw" and "gouge," and whose author disapproves mightily of his ways: Debtor's Prism
  • botflies," or fly larvae, that must be suffocated and squeezed out of the skin before they mature inside a person's skin, are common in the jungle. The Daily Illini - The Independent Student Newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871
  • We squeezed all of our remaining 18 games of match play into Wednesday, the day after the attacks.
  • You can just squeeze by between diners and the wall. Times, Sunday Times
  • The pressure squeezes and pulls at my chest so hard, so hard… so very hard, it is like you can feel the muscle fibers tearing and popping as my heart races and slows erratically. Admit-it Diary Entry
  • That doesn't mean bragging about the tough 10-kilometre run you managed to squeeze in during the lunch hour or how much weight you can bench press.
  • Peel the potatoes, coarsely grate them into a bowl and squeeze out as much moisture as possible.
  • If the stride needs lengthening, squeeze with your legs to encourage it to do so. Times, Sunday Times
  • This works rather like a bicycle pump: as the air gets squeezed it warms up. Times, Sunday Times
  • The squeeze pinched tightest those least able to pay. The Friendship: Wordsworth and Coleridge
  • However, oil greases the national economy, and Gref cautioned on Thursday that the sector could be squeezed only so much before the economy started to suffer.
  • He ran across the empty alley between the tumbledown buildings and squeezed his way in through a crack in the sagging door.
  • Twenty-first century conservation harnesses new technology to squeeze as much out of a barrel of oil as we have learned to squeeze out of a computer chip.
  • Rinse, squeeze dry in handfuls then wrap in a clean tea towel and squeeze dry again. Times, Sunday Times

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