Examples of pressing in a Sentence
a pressing need for reform
she had pressing business on the other side of town
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Defensive tackle and cornerback are the most pressing issues heading into the rest of the week.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
Map your communications in a quadrant to address the most pressing questions from the onset.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The president has consistently requested more air defenses, an issue now more pressing amid the U.S. aid freeze.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
But the meeting was unlikely to address Ukraine’s most pressing needs.
—Raf Casert and Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
Map your communications in a quadrant to address the most pressing questions from the onset.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The president has consistently requested more air defenses, an issue now more pressing amid the U.S. aid freeze.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
But the meeting was unlikely to address Ukraine’s most pressing needs.
—Raf Casert and Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pressing
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“Pressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pressing. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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