How to Use depress in a Sentence

depress

verb
  • We were all depressed by the loss.
  • The news seemed to depress him a little.
  • The doctor will depress your tongue and look at your throat.
  • Depress the “shift” key on your keyboard.
  • I don't mean to depress you, but there's no way we can win.
  • You shouldn't let this kind of problem depress you.
  • These changes could depress the economy.
  • Slowly depress the car's brake pedal.
  • Market conditions are likely to depress earnings in the next quarter.
  • The key wasn’t to shame or depress them, but to motivate.
    Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2022
  • The fundraising market had been depressed in most sectors for much of the year.
    Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 16 June 2023
  • And to launch the machine’s self-cleaning process, just depress both buttons at the same time.
    Lesley Kennedy, CNN Underscored, 25 Sep. 2020
  • The shooter then depresses the trigger and holds it down.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 31 Jan. 2020
  • That has helped depress shares about 35 percent so far this year.
    BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2019
  • Maybe he's depressed his wife cares more about money than him.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2023
  • She was depressed with the state of the world and trying to lose herself in nature through bird watching.
    Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 26 Apr. 2024
  • The studio noted that outbreaks of the flu and a cold front across much of the country may have depressed ticket sales.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Trump’s campaign is looking for a way to draw new support -- or depress the vote for Biden.
    Jennifer Epstein, Bloomberg.com, 21 Oct. 2020
  • Few things depress me more than going to sleep in an unmade bed.
    New York Times, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Retail sales in May, in part, were depressed by falling gas prices.
    Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 18 June 2024
  • Since then, the collapse in oil demand due to lockdowns to stop the spread of the coronavirus has depressed prices even more.
    Brian Wingfield, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Mar. 2020
  • There are so many non-optional things in the world to be frustrated by and depressed about.
    Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024
  • That, plus the prospect of extended war in the region, will depress investment flows in the Middle East.
    Byalan Murray and Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Even the most joyful sculpture can be depressed by a downpour.
    Lori Waxman, chicagotribune.com, 25 Oct. 2019
  • Some people who are depressed are very good at hiding it.
    Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 2 May 2023
  • Scientists have known the river’s runs have been depressed for years.
    oregonlive, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Celebrate the former, and don’t let the latter depress you.
    Amby Burfoot, Outside Online, 29 Feb. 2020
  • With coronavirus waves, heat waves, protest waves and smoke waves, the Bay Area summer had enough to depress people of all ages.
    Dave Murphy, SFChronicle.com, 3 Oct. 2020
  • The group warns the mandate could depress auto sales in California — as well as in other states that adopt its rules.
    Calmatters, Orange County Register, 6 Feb. 2025
  • The first four were not renewed, while the last two depressed the financial market for the sport, helping to place it in this ESPN conundrum.
    Andrew Marchand, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025

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