How to Use pincher in a Sentence

pincher

noun

• 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
• 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
• Dickens’ timeless holiday tale of a penny-pincher and three ghosts hits this week.
  — Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Nov. 2022
• 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
• 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
• And for the penny pinchers, retail electricity providers have plans that sound discounted.
  — L.m. Sixel, Houston Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2020
• Hamanaka II snuggles between a mountain and Funadomari Bay, a basin formed by outcrops that reach out to sea like scorpion pinchers.
  — Jude Isabella, Smithsonian, 18 Oct. 2017
• Lucky for us penny pinchers, South Florida is grocery store heaven.
  — Sun-Sentinel.com, 2 Sep. 2017
• Obviously there were the usual references to the 'penny pincher's' transfer fee and weekly wages.
  — SI.com, 24 Apr. 2018
• Scissor-jaw traps are recommended for moles, while two-pronged pincher traps are effective for gophers, according to Sanchez.
  — oregonlive, 16 May 2022
• But penny pinchers would be wise to dine elsewhere and visit the restaurant specifically for its marvelous cheese offering, which is available on its own at a cost of $34 for four selections and $45 for six.
  — Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 17 Feb. 2017
• But penny pinchers would be wise to dine elsewhere and visit the restaurant specifically for its marvelous cheese offering, which is available on its own at a cost of $35 for four selections and $45 for six.
  — Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 17 Feb. 2017
• 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
• Not every billionaire has been a pandemic penny pincher, though.
  — Hank Tucker, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2021
• 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
• The kits sport clumsy, oddly curved, and painfully jagged instruments, including dull saws and indelicate pinchers.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 11 July 2017
• No matter which trim you choose, the Accent's appearance is mature and contemporary, saving you from the embarrassment of being outed as a penny pincher.
  — Car and Driver, 4 Feb. 2022
• 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
• Kevin Durant already took a substantial discount last summer, one or more of his star teammates could theoretically follow suit, and the Warriors’ owners aren’t exactly penny-pinchers.
  — Ben Golliver, SI.com, 3 Nov. 2017
• 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

Last Updated: 17 Sep 2024