How to Use compression in a Sentence
compression
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The phone pocket in the compression shorts is also a nice idea.
—Isaiah Freeman-Schub, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2023
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His death was ruled a homicide by compression of the neck.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Your compression faucet should now be leakproof and good as new.
—Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 30 June 2023
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For me, that means a few turns of preload, and some extra front and rear compression.
—Peter Jackson, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2022
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Dry bags, compression sacks, and gear packs are all on sale.
—Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 25 Aug. 2022
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Listen to the compression on his voice on some of those big ballads in ’57.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2024
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The wrap offers five areas of compression, which reach from the belly through the waist and hips.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 14 Mar. 2024
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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
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Use a caliper compression tool, shown here, or a C clamp to retract the piston.
—Jeff Dengate, Popular Mechanics, 14 Aug. 2023
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Want to buy the compression legs without the hip package?
—John Thompson, Men's Health, 26 Aug. 2022
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The slight compression offers the body plenty of support during the fourth trimester.
—Nikita Charuza, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
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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
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This creates compression that will set the start of the zip up perfectly.
—Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
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This can trigger headaches, lack of concentration and compression of the discs in the spine.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 13 Sep. 2024
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Wolff’s right rear tire burst on a section known as the Foxhole compression.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2022
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Perfect for my mermaid dress, just the right amount of compression.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2024
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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
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The rookie was wearing a compression sleeve on his left leg….
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 21 May 2024
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They’re made with the brand’s signature ponte fabric that has built-in compression and four-way stretch to move with you.
—Nicol Natale, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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The compression of the book — the tale is told twice in 128 pages — in no way deprives readers of a full experience.
—Yvette Benavides, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Sep. 2021
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The tights are high-rise, made with ultra compression, and feature a pocket on each hip.
—Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 9 Sep. 2023
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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
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Wear these compression pants from Nike while training and more.
—Daisy Maldonado, SELF, 13 Dec. 2022
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Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by nerve compression in the wrist.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 10 May 2022
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Pike gave their baby chest compressions and called 911, Holder said.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
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That feeling of compression and expansion will always stay with me.
—The Editors Of Ad, Architectural Digest, 7 Feb. 2025
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