Sentence examples for be under duress from inspiring English sources

Flacco has improved (very gradually) over the past two years, but he's not a consistent enough downfield passer to conquer a tough Texans secondary while he's under duress (and against that swarming front seven, he will be under duress).

Klemes had heard Waitz was planning a 40-minute pace, but he soon found his lungs and legs to be under duress, and in the final kilometer he ostentatiously checked his watch, as if his master plan was to slow down, immediately.

And in case someone is forcing you to cancel the alert, you can use a secret pass-code to indicate it was a forced cancellation, which makes your responders aware you may be under duress.

Much as in Week 15 when Denver limited Flacco to 1 of 14 attempts on third and fourth downs, he will be under duress all game and forced to make quick decisions.

In the film, Begg describes how he signed what he now terms a false confession to being a member of Al Qaeda in 2002, at a time when he was said to be under duress while in detention at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.

"It was under duress," this aide stressed.

"Capitalism itself is under duress," he said.

Each Knick was under duress.

But she is, under duress, steel.

Understand me: I was under duress.

It's under duress that I create my best work.