go to press

Example Sentences

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The dilemma arose just a few days before the book was set to go to press.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024

But when he’d go to press the gas pedal all the way down, the sports car acceleration was gone.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2023

It had been almost ready to go to press, but when it became clear that Smith wasn’t going to step down as one of the editors, Kauanui pulled out.

From New York Times • May 25, 2021

I “Ha” when I go to press a lift button at the same time as someone else, or push a pull door.

From The Guardian • Feb. 26, 2019

My dear Lyell,—If I keep decently well, I hope to be able to go to press with my volume early in May.

From Charles Darwin: His Life in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of His Published Letters by Darwin, Charles