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Discover LudwigThe phrase "be pressed into" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to emphasize that someone is being forced to do something they wouldn't usually do. For example, "The team was pressed into service to finish the project early."
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Fried wontons will be pressed into service for guacamole-dipping.
There are some rights we can be pressed into waiving.
A thin, pliable sheet of metal may be pressed into molds, between dies, or over stamps.
But they can also be pressed into service to support basic research.
But aluminium is not so ductile, and cannot easily be pressed into strong monocoques.
Sometimes, of course, they may really mean it but can be pressed into running anyway.
The Schindler medallion will be pressed into the wet cement, along with medals and crosses.
Or will they be pressed into a useless and punitive dietary regime?
Mr. Castanet's granddaughter Isabelle can be pressed into service to give tours in English.
It's a commemorative tradition that seems to be pressed into greater, sadder service every year.
If grief drives out language, how can language be pressed into its service?
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