Sentence examples for pressed upon from inspiring English sources

Here is where the differences between art and science make themselves clear: Science generally has something to prove, whereas great art tends to be open-ended, asking questions rather than pressing for answers, or having them pressed upon you.

Tote bags are pressed upon me.

Time pressed upon them all.

She too has pressed upon us "the deepest mysteries".

Barzun pressed upon him "The Pupil" and, as he recalls, "The Spoils of Poynton".

In early 1939, she pressed upon White no fewer than five letters.

After Charles I's execution he pressed upon Charles II the acceptance of the Scots' proposals.

Maskell feels like "Odysseus in Hades, pressed upon by shades beseeching a little warmth".

Barbarians pressed upon it from beyond the Balkan frontier, and peoples of barbarian origin manned the armies defending it.

Pamphlets were pressed upon the reporter concerning numerous products or companies; one of them was called Hideaway.

He'd thrown away the scrap of paper that had been pressed upon him, its sprawl of handwriting unread.