Sentence examples for were pressed on from inspiring English sources

They were pressed on every side by heavy attacks and far outnumbered in the air.

White House officials were not much clearer on what Mr. Obama meant when they were pressed on this after the speech.

The contentment of local Conservatives with Clegg also came through when all voters were pressed on which party they would never vote for.

In 1934, shortly after the Thirteenth Dalai Lama's death, the reformist politician Lungshar was punished by an ancient Tibetan method of blinding: the knucklebones of a yak were pressed on both of his temples to make his eyeballs pop out.

I don't know whether he chose these items himself or whether they were pressed on him by parents who feared that his life in space would be lacking in human moments.

Trump was berating Cruz for giving an equivocal answer during the debate on Saturday, when multiple candidates were pressed on whether waterboarding constituted torture and whether any of them would bring it back.

She jumped into the conversation at one point to make a point when he was pressed on immigration.

He was pressed on other issues.

He is pressed on the complaints process.

A tough agenda was being pressed on both sides.

Cameron was pressed on the subject by Ed Miliband.