How to Use the squeeze in a Sentence

the squeeze

noun
  • Is the juice worth the squeeze?
    — Outside Online, 3 Dec. 2025
  • The juice isn’t worth the squeeze.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2026
  • So is the juice worth the squeeze?
    — Outside Online, 3 Dec. 2025
  • The juice needs to be worth the squeeze.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
  • All of us are feeling the squeeze.
    — Bradley Schnell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026
  • All the while, Hoosiers are feeling the squeeze.
    — Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Don’t do anything too risky — in his mind, the juice isn’t worth the squeeze.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Drivers may also feel the squeeze at home.
    — Beth Livesay, AJC.com, 26 June 2026
  • Breakker put the squeeze on Seth Rollins with a rear-naked choke.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
  • Kyoto isn’t alone in feeling the squeeze.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The Mountain West felt the squeeze.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Because frankly, so far, the orange juice has not been worth the squeeze.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2025
  • In other words, for some chefs, the juice isn’t always worth the squeeze.
    — Laurie Woolever, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
  • At the same time, not everyone is feeling the squeeze in the same way.
    — Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Emphasize the squeeze at the top of each rep, pausing briefly.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 31 May 2023
  • Renters across the country are feeling the squeeze of higher prices.
    — Helen Carefoot, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
  • The cost of homeownership isn't worth the squeeze, some renters say.
    — Sami Sparber, Axios, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Families that felt the squeeze every month do.
    — Linda Sánchez, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
  • Studios and even influencers will feel the squeeze.
    — Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Pause for a beat at the top, emphasizing the squeeze to your shoulder blades.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 31 July 2023
  • The new survey data shows that energy costs added to the squeeze.
    — Diana Hernández, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
  • But in Brookline, at least one business is feeling the squeeze.
    — Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Price increases have hit their ceiling, and many of us are feeling the squeeze.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 30 July 2025
  • Ultimately, Evans felt the juice was not worth the squeeze.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The chemistry layer compounds the squeeze.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • The capricious enforcement of those rules born out of the robber baron days was one way to put the squeeze on.
    — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
  • So with prices rising across the board, many families now have to weigh whether travel is worth the squeeze.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
  • That tiny adjustment controls the squeeze.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Consumers aren't only feeling the squeeze in air travel.
    — ABC News, 4 June 2026
  • But the squeeze on its economy, trade and firms has yet to deliver a knockout blow.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 26 Feb. 2023

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