pressure

Example Sentences

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She said her employer had been supportive but "societally" she felt pressure to go back to work.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Buoyed by that narrow escape, Paul then held to love to go 6-5 up, and suddenly the pressure was all on the 24-year-old from Buenos Aires, playing in his first ATP final.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Then there’s the question of whether corporate profits can hold up under the pressure.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026

Ethane is combined with high pressure steam at a temperature of more than 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit, breaking the molecule's chemical bonds and forming ethylene, hydrogen and other gases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

I pick up my phone to text him there’s no pressure, but then I look up again and there he is.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison