Joshua lifted his hand to her shoulder and gave it a painful squeeze.

The coiled tentacles gave the Gentleman a painful squeeze.

King's speech followed official figures showing fresh evidence of the painful squeeze facing Britain's households.

There was a single squeeze, firm but not painful.

Unable to cut prices, the Boston flute makers were caught in a painful squeeze.

Makers of big-ticket items - homes, cars, personal computers and the like - often suffer a painful squeeze on profits.

His hands convulsed around my hands, an almost painful squeeze.

Her heart gave a painful squeeze as she thought about all the accusations she'd lobbed his way over the past week.

Kerri s heart gave a painful squeeze and she struggled hard to keep from crying.

Kort gave his new human friends a final painful squeeze and then released them roughly, causing both to stumble back into the Andorians.