duress

Example Sentences

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It’s a cat-and-mouse movie with some initiative, and even if that drive ultimately goes nowhere, the film at least manages to make its characters’ strength under duress believable.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

"We still do not know exactly what we are signing up to, and are essentially doing so under duress."

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

What many saw was a cautious career prosecutor who was forced to testify under duress and who deflected questions from both Democrats and Republicans by referring repeatedly to his voluminous report.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

It could say the deal was made under duress and is thus void, as some sympathizers have floated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

She could not conceive of Hester Sinclair’s having read anything other than Good Housekeeping save under strong duress.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee