Sentence examples for pressing tightly from inspiring English sources

Seal the edges by pressing tightly with your fingers, making sure the filling is encased in the dough.

I became more conscious of my skin showing through my gauzy outfit, pressing tightly against this stranger, whose odor and heavy breathing nauseated me with the thought, "What if he isn't even blind?" We arrived at 27th Street.

Beijing is also pressing its tightly controlled Party propaganda tools to better compete with popular Internet search engines and social networking Web sites in China like Sina, Sohu and Baidu.

Center the drip cap along the top of the door opening, pressing it tightly against the brick mold.

Tip the rhubarb into a sieve and let the liquid drain through, pressing the rhubarb tightly with your hands to extract as much liquid as possible - the pieces should be compact and dry.

Inside the shrine were men and women, crowded into compartments on opposite sides of the tomb, holding battered books of Psalms and swaying and murmuring with fervor, many pressing their fingers tightly against the faded blue velvet covering Rabbi Yonatan's resting place.

The pressure can be regulated by pressing down a tightly fitting piston into the inner bore.

Bring the dough around the ball of marzipan, pressing the edges very tightly to seal.

She shook her head vehemently, pressing her lips so tightly together they went white.

Pack the potatoes tightly by pressing down on them with your palms.

She signed her name and put the notebook and pen in a plastic bag and pushed the bag into the empty urn, pressing the lid down tightly.