Sentence examples for as a squeeze from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "as a squeeze" is not commonly used in written English and may not be clear without context.
It could be used in informal contexts to refer to a romantic partner or someone with whom one has a close relationship.
Example: "He introduced her to his friends as a squeeze, indicating their close bond."
Alternatives: "as a partner" or "as a significant other".

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This could be painted as a squeeze on hard-pressed companies, but Osborne claims that some suppliers have already come forward with ideas for savings.

They changed the mix in a perceptible but not overwhelming way, just as a squeeze of lemon can brighten the taste of cooked greens, and they seemed to change themselves, too; their simple shapes and punky pink became surprising and elegant.

The strike by the National Union of Teachers – which left an estimated 7,000 of England's 22,000 state schools closed or partially closed for the day – was designed to protest against the effects of teacher workload pressures as well as a squeeze on funding that has led to some schools laying off staff even as pupil numbers are set to rise.

The bead up stage of the butt fusion welding of plastic pipes is modelled by treating the melt layer as a squeeze film containing between two parallel annular rings to which fluid is supplied by the melting of the pipe ends.

A sacrifice bunt employed with a runner on third base, aimed at bringing that runner home, is known as a squeeze play.

Also, coaches don't want their own players unwittingly tipping the opposing team by reacting on the bench — standing up to see better, motioning to a teammate to pay close attention — when a surprise such as a squeeze bunt or double steal is in the works.

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Or as in a squeeze packet of sports goo eaten while competing in the Ironman?

It's not overly ornate, nor is it as tight a squeeze as some places, making it a very pleasant place to be.

In "A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickenss describes Ebenezer Scrooge as "a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner".

The restraint involved a technique known as nose distraction, which has variously been described as a squeezing, tweaking, flicking or karate-like chop to the nose.

A painful restraint technique called "nose distraction" – which has been variously described as a squeezing, tweaking, flicking or karate-like chop to the nose – was used against him.

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