pressing on

Example Sentences

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But Wong sees value in gaining more skills in a shaky job market, so he is pressing on with the program.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

She kept pressing on what the trial judge should have done, and what, specifically, defense counsel was required to do.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

The context was the crisis in the eurozone and the role he was pressing on a reluctant Germany was an economic, not a military one.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

DWP said it is pressing on despite the cut, and that the project is fully budgeted through the utility’s power fund.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

Outside the apartment house, Paul considered his choices: pressing on with the sale despite his luck today or going home.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier