Sentence examples for a squish of from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a squish of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a small amount or a slight pressure of something, often in a playful or informal context.
Example: "Add a squish of lemon juice to brighten the flavor of the dish."
Alternatives: "a dash of" or "a pinch of".

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The Ogre's hand grabs up a squish of townspeople hiding under a table; his massive boots dwarf a distant village; the underbrush in the woods and the hairs on his arms are explosively alive.

Jaloe grabbed her long hair with his left hand, feeling a squish of mud and water in his fist, and he hooked his right arm under her left shoulder, lifting her aboard.

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"Is there that much you regret?" Mustian refuses to flinch when describing the grim realities that resurface in Conn's thoughts of the past: "And then comes the horseman... directing his steed's hoof squarely onto the infant's skull, crushing it in a tiny burst of liquid, a smallish squish of sound".

Char-grilled squid with a rich squish of sweet red-pepper peperonata (£16) is too much of a single thing.

Their sandwiches were the real deal: an exemplary squish of smoke-tinged pork and slaw on a plain-Jane burger bun.

It will let riders book leather interior Ford Explorer SUVS that seat a squished maximum of six passengers.

But the cool squish of flattening a plum under my foot brings me back to the tree above me.

MAYBE 2009 has had its challenges, but once again we've made it to summer, the season to hit the road on the weekend and wander, teasing the senses with the view over the next hill, the squish of sand on an unfamiliar beach, and the chef's spiciest barbecue in a faraway locale.

The keys also feel much better than those of its predecessor, emitting a nice, pleasing "CLICK!" rather than the dead squish of the Pre's.

No crunch of bones, no crack of noses, no squish of damaged soft tissue.

Perhaps the blame lies in the odd squish of the narrow-angle V-6, where only 10.6-degrees divide the cylinder banks.

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