Sentence examples for been pressed from inspiring English sources

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been pressed

verb

To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight

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Families have been pressed and strained.

Different laws have been pressed into service.

Benches had been pressed, chests expanded.

Once again, art has been pressed into diplomatic service.

He has also been pressed to do television advertisements.

And somewhere inside his mind, a button had been pressed.

(Both denied that the panic button had been pressed).

While the pause button has been pressed on the Greek drama, it is not over.

Meanwhile, some other outdoorsy nouns have been pressed into service as verbs.

One recorder showed that both the brake and accelerator pedals had been pressed.

H.P.'s computer server business has been pressed by Cisco's entry into the market.

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