How to Use full-court press in a Sentence

full-court press

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• And all of these cities are putting in a full-court press.
  — Kelly Poe, AL.com, 18 Oct. 2017
• The Wolves went to a full-court press which led to steals and dunks on the other end.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024
• There was a full-court press in the final seconds of the first half.
  — Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2018
• The whole group is putting a full-court press on Tyson Campbell.
  — David Wilson Diehards, ajc, 12 Dec. 2017
• But Louisville isn't a team that needs to full-court press every time.
  — Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal, 19 Mar. 2022
• Thank the Yates full-court press, which feels like it should be trademarked by now.
  — Adam Coleman, Houston Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2020
• New Town ran a full-court press for the rest of the game, which caused Sparrows Point to scramble.
  — Jake Shindel, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2024
• Oak Hills had no answer to the Warriors' 1-2-2 full-court press.
  — Shelby Dermer, Cincinnati.com, 10 Mar. 2018
• The White House has launched a full-court press backing a bill authored by Sens.
  — Tami Luhby, CNN, 19 Sep. 2017
• Taft started the game with a full-court press and then backed off, playing a zone at times.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 13 Mar. 2021
• The guards also proved to be an issue in the full-court press that Salem utilized.
  — Ryan Gregory, Indianapolis Star, 1 Mar. 2020
• Meanwhile, the coach of Oregon heeds his words and switches to a full-court press.
  — Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2021
• Hart called off the full-court press after two minutes.
  — Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, 3 Jan. 2018
• Mitty went into a full-court press and forced four turnovers from it.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2024
• The Sun Devils, trailing 32-16 with five minutes left in the first half, caused the Beavers to melt down with a full-court press.
  — oregonlive, 14 Jan. 2023
• The Mountaineers also employed a full-court press that caused a few turnovers and easy points.
  — Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 8 Dec. 2020
• The memo was part of a full-court press by Trump and his allies to enlist Pence to overturn the election.
  — Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2021
• The Falcons employed a full-court press to sign Simmons.
  — Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
• Red Oak also got a big boost from its full-court press and man-to-man defense, which forced 26 turnovers in the game.
  — Dallas News, 28 Jan. 2022
• The Longhorns used a full-court press to make a late dent into the Bears’ lead, but their 45 points weren’t enough to upset the No. 1 team in the country.
  — Alex Briseno, Dallas News, 10 Feb. 2020
• Oregon's full-court press and foul trouble for MU allowed the Ducks to cut into the lead down the stretch.
  — Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2018
• Desperate, Texas A&M rolled out a full-court press to start the second half.
  — Mike Tierney, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2018
• Biden’s trip is one part of a full-court press from the White House to encourage holdouts to get their shots.
  — Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2021
• Notre Dame also issued a full-court press that wreaked havoc in the first half.
  — Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 26 Mar. 2021
• Then Purdue has trouble with the full-court press and commits its 7th turnover.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Mar. 2023
• As in, Teachers have launched a full-court press to get bourbon in their classrooms.
  — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2021
• It’s a full-court press of protocols and guidelines led by trainer Matt Summers and the rest of the staff.
  — Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal, 8 Aug. 2020
• The Bearcats were active on defense, at times using a full-court press and sticking close in man-to-man in the half-court.
  — Fletcher Page, Cincinnati.com, 31 Oct. 2019
• Less than 24 hours later, after a full-court press from Georgia coaches, Humphrey was back in the fold.
  — Marc Weiszer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
• As one of the key cogs in the full-court press that KU employed in the second half, Harris helped hold Mason to four points on 2-of-4 shooting after halftime, with four turnovers.
  — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 11 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 12 Mar 2025