Sentence examples for having pinch from inspiring English sources

He had both  musical authority  —   he played trombone with Miles Davis on a couple of tracks of his revered "Birth of the Cool" album (which is like having pinch hit in a baseball lineup alongside Babe Ruth and Willie Mays)  —   and  a warm, approachable style in print that comforted his many strong judgments.

Mr. Schieffer, 71, has done this drill before, having pinch-hit for more than a year after Mr. Rather's departure (and garnered an average audience nearly 800,000 viewers larger than the 6.7 million Ms. Couric has drawn since September, according to Nielsen Media Research).

He is back on the road this week, to the Spanish Open, having "pinched myself" after Willett's win.

With the score 8-6 athehe time, the injured slugger Mark McGwire would have pinch hit.

To start the seventh inning, Al Corwin replaced Bill Rigney for the Giants, who had pinch hit for Spencer.

Then smooth the sides so they don't have pinch marks.

But I might as well have pinched her.

I had pinched the files from his "in" tray.

"This economy has pinched us and sobered us up".

I've pinched myself and everything to make sure.

Thole had pinch-hit for a pinch-hitter, Chris Capuano, with a 1-1 count.