How to Use compression in a Sentence

compression

noun

• The phone pocket in the compression shorts is also a nice idea.
  — Isaiah Freeman-Schub, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2023
• His death was ruled a homicide by compression of the neck.
  — David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
• Your compression faucet should now be leakproof and good as new.
  — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 30 June 2023
• For me, that means a few turns of preload, and some extra front and rear compression.
  — Peter Jackson, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2022
• Dry bags, compression sacks, and gear packs are all on sale.
  — Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 25 Aug. 2022
• Listen to the compression on his voice on some of those big ballads in ’57.
  — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2024
• The wrap offers five areas of compression, which reach from the belly through the waist and hips.
  — Maya Polton, Parents, 14 Mar. 2024
• So, Amelia did the next best thing — chest compressions — while yelling to her mom, who was upstairs, to call 911.
  — Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2023
• Use a caliper compression tool, shown here, or a C clamp to retract the piston.
  — Jeff Dengate, Popular Mechanics, 14 Aug. 2023
• Want to buy the compression legs without the hip package?
  — John Thompson, Men's Health, 26 Aug. 2022
• Carvalho said that a gasp was not the same as breathing and told her to keep up the compressions.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2023
• If the wheels are engaged with the engine through the transmission, there's still the compression of a gas in the cylinders.
  — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 7 July 2023
• The leggings have the perfect amount of compression, and the sports bra is both easy to get on but very supportive.
  — Dana Leigh Smith, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2023
• The deputies don’t respond, and the one rendering aid calls for a compression patch under the teen’s armpit and starts CPR.
  — Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
• The slight compression offers the body plenty of support during the fourth trimester.
  — Nikita Charuza, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
• The outside of the suit is made out of compression fabric, and the inside features power mesh that holds you in all the right places.
  — Maya Polton Updated, Parents, 10 Aug. 2023
• This creates compression that will set the start of the zip up perfectly.
  — Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
• This can trigger headaches, lack of concentration and compression of the discs in the spine.
  — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 13 Sep. 2024
• Wolff’s right rear tire burst on a section known as the Foxhole compression.
  — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2022
• Perfect for my mermaid dress, just the right amount of compression.
  — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2024
• By the time Tom was able to get his kids on the phone, members of the flight crew were already performing chest compressions.
  — Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2023
• The rookie was wearing a compression sleeve on his left leg….
  — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 21 May 2024
• The tights are high-rise, made with ultra compression, and feature a pocket on each hip.
  — Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 9 Sep. 2023
• The compression nozzle and the round turntable that the rolling road fits into are visible along the lower part of the circuit.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2022
• Wear these compression pants from Nike while training and more.
  — Daisy Maldonado, SELF, 13 Dec. 2022
• Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by nerve compression in the wrist.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 10 May 2022
• Chest compressions are meant to imitate the heart's function of pushing blood to organs of the body.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
• There are compression straps around the sides and a front zipper, plus a cinch cord at the top to create one streamline package.
  — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 15 Dec. 2022
• Users can adjust the compression and rebound of each shock as dictated by factors such as terrain and snow conditions.
  — Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 19 Dec. 2024
• While X-rays were negative for a fracture, Rhodes has been officially diagnosed with axial compression of the cervical spine, as well as a cervical strain with spasm.
  — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Jan 2025