put the pressure on
Example Sentences
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He just put the pressure on me and eventually I realized he wasn’t going to give up.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
"We knew it would be a tough game because of the cold, the pitch, they put the pressure on you really well here and it got tricky after their goal," Lopez told Movistar.
From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026
Dorsey put the pressure on Crenshaw in the second half behind two sacks from Saul Avila-Machado.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2025
I always feel better when I force the opening and put the pressure on my opponents.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2025
It was the women who put the pressure on.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
