hard-pressed

Example Sentences

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Ottawa had represented the perfect opportunity for a Kraken team hard-pressed at the best of times to score more than three goals a game.

From Seattle Times

Running back Kyren Williams will be hard-pressed to repeat his performance against the Cardinals, which earned him NFC player of the week honors.

From Los Angeles Times

Clubs are hard-pressed to advertise lineups without the protographers shooting in the trenches.

From Los Angeles Times

Now, we all know about the pressures on A&E and the scarcity of beds - and the hard-pressed staff were lovely - so I could accept the long wait.

From BBC

Watch him burst into the backfield, speeding around blocks, trampling past offensive tackles, and you’d be hard-pressed to believe this wasn’t the plan all along.

From Los Angeles Times