Pressed

//pɹɛst//

"Pressed" in a Sentence (14 examples)

I'm not pressed for money.

We pressed on, regardless.

The woman pressed the baby to her.

He pressed his face against the shop window.

People in that country are pressed by hunger.

The cat pressed its nose against the window.

The crowd pressed toward the gate.

I've been pressed for time today!

I pressed the button to turn the radio on.

I am pressed for time.

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The staff was even more pressed for useful intelligence about the enemy's intentions than it was about the enemy's capabilities.

He found himself hard pressed.

She did what she always does: laid out a trap, and the well-intended took the bait. Like clockwork. Why do we stay so pressed instead of just ignoring her?

The most obvious source for tracking pressed men is the muster books of the individual ships, for these encompass those impressed both afloat and ashore. Yet the muster books are notoriously uneven in quality as an historical source.

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