pressing on
Example Sentences
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Place your hands out as if they are pressing on an imaginary wall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
"I don't think this will lead to any changes on the front lines," he told reporters, adding that Moscow intends to continue pressing on with its almost four-and-a-half-year offensive.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
That period saw the most boring action he’d seen in 20 years, with supplies steady and nothing really pressing on oil to push it higher, said Dicker.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
A disc had slipped and was pressing on a nerve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
I tried to find him, to tell him everything was fine, but the water was so deep, it was pressing on me, and I couldn’t breathe.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
