squeeze in

phrasal verb

squeezed in; squeezing in; squeezes in

: to find time for (someone or something)

I can squeeze you in after my one o'clock appointment.

The teacher tried to squeeze in a few more lessons before school vacation.

Examples of squeeze in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The eight-month stay squeezed in with his son’s family in Beirut has been so stressful that his wife has been admitted to a hospital for anxiety. —

Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 June 2024 White House officials fear that sanctions against Russian shadow traders could trigger an inflationary squeeze in the oil market and higher gas prices at the pump. —

David Ignatius, Washington Post, 18 June 2024 An overall production meeting is held in the ping pong room with anywhere from 150 to 170 people squeezed in to go over ratings, general announcements, hiatus weeks and show post-mortems. —

Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024 Gellhorn remained a reporter until the very last, squeezing in a final reporting trip to Brazil at age 85. —

David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for squeeze in

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