How to Use pincher in a Sentence

pincher

noun
  • Maryland crabs aren't a dime a dozen, and the cocky little pinchers know it.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 25 July 2023
  • An earwig has a set of pinchers on the lower end of its body and wings that are rolled up just above its pinchers.
    — Eric Guzmán, Detroit Free Press, 20 July 2024
  • The Lego creature sported a pincher on its head and brandished a whip-like tail.
    — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Instead of burning your fingers next time, pull out these adorable bunny tongs where the ears act as the pinchers.
    — Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2024
  • The seats in the new car are single-piece pinchers like the ones that left a bruise on my thigh in 1996.
    — Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 27 Mar. 2020
  • Dickens’ timeless holiday tale of a penny-pincher and three ghosts hits this week.
    — Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Nov. 2022
  • The brown crustaceans are about 2 to 3 inches long with 10 legs, with two of them being pinchers in the front.
    — Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The silicone pinchers are designed to easily grip handles on a hot pot or when working with your outdoor grill.
    — Jack Byram, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Not every billionaire has been a pandemic penny pincher, though.
    — Hank Tucker, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2021
  • And for the penny pinchers, retail electricity providers have plans that sound discounted.
    — L.m. Sixel, Houston Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2020
  • As punishment, men and women were burned slowly to death at the stake, sawn in half, impaled and had their heads and hands cut off after torture with hot pinchers.
    — Rachel Ama Asaa Engmann, Quartz Africa, 13 July 2019
  • Lucky for us penny pinchers, South Florida is grocery store heaven.
    — Sun-Sentinel.com, 2 Sep. 2017
  • Who would have ever imagined that working for a penny pincher like Frank McCourt would be a plus?
    — Dylan Hernández Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2021
  • The walker features a cockpit for a human pilot, a pair of arms ending in pinchers, and enormous metal legs ending in ski-like feet.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 22 Aug. 2018
  • We were particularly impressed by how much stronger our baby's hands and pincher skills were after playing with the magic tissue box for a few weeks.
    — Maya Polton, Parents, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Despite their appearance, earwigs (or pincher bugs) are typically harmless but can wreak havoc on plants.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 July 2024
  • Long known as aging penny pinchers, Japanese shoppers in recent months have decided to spend.
    — Thisanka Siripala, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2017
  • Ferris warns that Calico crabs — beige with purplish specks — are not only common but aggressive pinchers.
    — Susan Moeller, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
  • Obviously there were the usual references to the 'penny pincher's' transfer fee and weekly wages.
    — SI.com, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Subcategories of the pincer style are the mini oven mitts, which stop at the wrist rather than covering the forearm, and pot pinchers, which can be used as oven mitts in a, well, pinch.
    — Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 June 2026
  • Scissor-jaw traps are recommended for moles, while two-pronged pincher traps are effective for gophers, according to Sanchez.
    — oregonlive, 16 May 2022
  • Earwigs are small insects easily recognized by their distinctive pincers or forceps, which is why they're sometimes called pincher bugs.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 July 2024
  • The kits sport clumsy, oddly curved, and painfully jagged instruments, including dull saws and indelicate pinchers.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 11 July 2017
  • Aquarists put the fish food in pincher mechanisms — a little like litter pickers — and lower the pieces individually.
    — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 8 July 2021
  • Don't set your thermostat too low Penny-pinchers may be tempted to set their thermostat at bracing levels and survive the winter by bundling up in layers or piling on blankets.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Some even report being pinched and yanked at while in the room, staff say the pincher is the ghost of a homeless little girl who occupied the vacant prison during the Great Depression.
    — Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Don't set your thermostat too low Penny-pinchers might be tempted to set their thermostat at bracing levels and survive the winter by bundling up in layers or piling on blankets.
    — Eric Lagatta, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Auto engineers are penny pinchers, keeping a tight lid on expenses to protect the industry’s relatively slim margins.
    — Mike Colias, WSJ, 6 Dec. 2017
  • While on vacation, Michelle the penny-pincher, who is concerned about every dollar spent, puts away her money worries and relaxes poolside with a virgin piña colada.
    — Washington Post, 6 May 2022
  • Rottweilers, Doberman pinchers, Belgian Tervurens, and Siamese cats are most likely to get it, although any breed or mixed breed can be affected.
    — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025

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