pressed down
Example Sentences
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Instead, she put on Bruce Springsteen's Streets Of Philadelphia, dialled up the keyboard's "synth strings" setting, and pressed down two keys.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025
Tourists wandered through openings in the gates, some lamenting the lengthy detours the barriers required — especially given the humidity and heat that pressed down on the city.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2025
The glasses didn’t improve his eyesight, weren’t particularly stylish and uncomfortably pressed down on his nose.
From Scientific American • Oct. 10, 2023
The device pressed down with such force and grabbed so much that rocks became wedged around the rim of the lid.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2023
It made a few protesting shudders, as he pressed down with both hands on the pommel of the sword.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
