Sentence examples for duress the from inspiring English sources

Conceded under duress, the charter held a monarch to account.

Stanford, under constant duress, the result of the Duck's rocket-fuel pace, started to make mistakes.

Few Iranians are unaware of the duress the people suffer in jail.

(If so, Mohammed was probably speaking under duress – the CIA waterboarded him 183 times that month).

Under financial duress, the Penguins traded Jagr to Washington in 2001.

Under duress, the Yankees were reverting to form, taking at-bats pitch to pitch.

The question was whether they could sustain their best habits under the duress of the playoffs, when the spotlight turns brighter and the defenses turn fiercer.

The Giants Stadium field could become muddy under the duress of the predicted rain and the pounding of 300-pound bodies.

Despite the duress of the past three years, many mayors said the recession carried a silver lining: they were forced to take a hard look at their cities and make decisions about what really mattered.

He insists that it provides proof that the banker sold his works under duress from the Nazis – the key issue in the current legal battle.

He says he falsely confesses to going to Afghanistan because of the duress of the torture.