Sentence examples for pinch though from inspiring English sources

In a pinch, though, it beats the alternative.

(In a pinch, though, he'll also smoke Chesterfield kings by the carton, and it's little short of miraculous that he can climb a flight of stairs, let alone swim for miles, as he so often does).

In a pinch, though, JonBenet Ramsey will once more ride to the news biz's rescue: in only days, her bereaved parents will begin hawking their new book via Barbara Walters, Larry King, Newsweek and a full week's worth of segments on "Today".

If you're really in a pinch, though, you can make a substitute as described in How to Substitute Commonly Used Ingredients.

It suggested banks overall would be largely unscathed.Rising rates will pinch, though.

At right guard will be Lance Louis, who is a slightly better athlete than the serviceable run blocker Edwin Williams and a more reliable technician than the disappointing ex-49er Chilo Rachal. Louis can play tackle in a pinch, though it will have to be a significant pinch given how much he struggled at that spot in 2011.

They are following some traditional techniques of penny-pinching, though, like clipping coupons, choosing sale items, buying less meat or cheaper cuts, using leftovers, choosing store brands instead of national brands, entertaining less or doing potluck.

There are many people who don't like to be pinched though, so be careful!

The SIM slot is located on the left and the volume rocker and power button on the right — the latter of which is slightly perforated, so you can tell it apart in a pinch (odds are, though, that you'll mostly be using the finger reader to unlock the handset most of the time, so you avoid fumbling through the security code with one hand).

One state is already feeling the real estate appraiser-shortage pinch, even though starting pay is around $50k on the low side according to federal government surveys.

His face becomes pinched, as though he were anguished at the state of the world around him.