The phrase "ability to squeeze a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's capacity or skill to compress or exert pressure on something, often in a metaphorical sense.
Example: "Her ability to squeeze a few extra hours out of her busy schedule is impressive."
Alternatives: "capacity to compress a" or "skill to exert pressure on a".
Aston Martin's ability to squeeze a surprise out of a familiar shape is legendary.
I love the bleeding logo, Pushead's ability to squeeze a million skulls into one print.
At the end of the surgical procedure, remifentanil and sevoflurane or propofol were discontinued and patients were assessed again for their ability to squeeze a hand on command (second return of consciousness, ROC 2).
That ability to squeeze through a tight spot "goes far beyond any other animals that we have measured, except maybe the octopus," says Stacey Combes, a biologist at UC Davis.
Memorable monsters included such delights as a sewer-dwelling fluke man, and a charming creature possessing the lethal combination of an ability to squeeze through any gap and a taste for human liver.
Based on negotiation and discretion, the result is entirely down to the individual planning officer's ability to squeeze out as good a deal as they can get, a battle that all too often ends in the developer's favour.
Velvet worms have a remarkable ability to squeeze themselves through narrow passages, an adaptation that permits them to find shelters of satisfactory humidity and safety.
One man, clad in black leather and wearing a studded tongue ornament, admitted to being fascinated by his pet boa constrictor's ability to squeeze the life out of a mouse in less than 60 seconds.
And the reason is that he and the Arab soldiers he commands are a powerful force inside Afghanistan in their own right, his money and men constituting an important element in the Taliban's ability to squeeze their enemies, the Northern Alliance, into an ever-smaller wedge of territory in the north-east.
The Taliban said the terror-group designation, which complicates reconciliation talks but enhances the U.S. ability to squeeze the Haqqanis financially, was part of an American "satanic plot" that will be seen as "further provoking the anger of the Muslims".
Mr. Nordahl is barely 5 foot 4 with a muscular build and the ability to squeeze into homes through small spaces.
