How to Use low-pressure in a Sentence

low-pressure

adjective

• The low-pressure, cold gas then goes outside to warm up.
  — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 10 Mar. 2024
• The earplugs are made from a low-pressure, slow-release foam that is both soft and squishy.
  — Sherri Gordon, Verywell Health, 14 June 2023
• The northern tier will bear the brunt of the low-pressure system, with an arctic blast set to blow through.
  — Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
• But that doesn’t mean this dry low-pressure system can be shrugged off.
  — Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Apr. 2023
• The Santa Ana winds occur when there is high pressure to the east, in the Great Basin, and a low-pressure system off the coast.
  — Jon Keeley, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025
• Wind tends to flow from high-pressure areas to low-pressure ones, and the stronger the pressure difference, the faster the winds.
  — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 9 Aug. 2023
• This is kind of a low-pressure role to fill, probably hitting in the back of lineup.
  — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024
• The storm occurred when two low-pressure centers emerged over Lake Huron.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2023
• The moisture will then encounter a low-pressure system south of Boise.
  — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 3 May 2024
• The wind, pouring off a low-pressure zone in the mid-Atlantic, was slicing through the drizzle in the village of Blacksod.
  — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
• The swells were generated by a low-pressure system to the north, west of Oregon, a few days ago.
  — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2023
• If possible, use a low-pressure sprayer with large droplet size.
  — oregonlive, 18 Mar. 2023
• Rain can be moderate to heavy overnight as a low-pressure area passes close by.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
• The storm has its origins in the Gulf of Alaska and its low-pressure system has absorbed cold, arctic air.
  — Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
• Air flowing above the wing moves faster than air below the wing, forming a low-pressure zone above the wing that generates lift.
  — Sarah Wells, Popular Mechanics, 9 Aug. 2023
• All signs, in fact, point to it probably being a disaster of a very small and low-pressure sort.
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 July 2023
• Improv Jam nights are popular, too, with a low-pressure, come-one-come-all vibe.
  — Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
• One of two outcomes is possible by this evening: The warm, dry air keeps the Bay Area dry, or the low-pressure system pulls in some light showers.
  — Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2023
• Blame it on a low-pressure system that has blown in smoke from Canadian wildfires.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 28 June 2023
• Use a low-pressure setting to avoid damaging the filter.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Mar. 2024
• Widespread showers moved into the central coast of the Bay Area early in the day, due to a low-pressure system coming from the Gulf of Alaska.
  — Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
• In fact, the game is often the star of office parties, serving as a light-hearted and low-pressure gift swap between co-workers.
  — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 17 Nov. 2023
• The second chance for snow begins Saturday morning, when a low-pressure axis drifts through the state.
  — Jacob Factor, The Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2024
• Hurricane Dora, which is churning hundreds of miles to the south, is a low-pressure system.
  — WIRED, 10 Aug. 2023
• Rain odds probably rise into Thursday as the low-pressure area closes in on the region.
  — Molly Robey, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
• An upper-level low-pressure system will tap into some of the moisture from Hilary and bring some rain to the region — just not enough.
  — Amudalat Ajasa, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2023
• It's also designed with two spray settings—soft, which spits out low-pressure water, and a stronger jet setting.
  — Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 3 Mar. 2023
• Even so, there is nearly universal relief that Biden is no longer a low-pressure system parked on the down-ballot map.
  — Philip Elliott, TIME, 31 July 2024
• These can often be blocked by the deep low-pressure systems on both sides, causing the high-pressure system to sit over a large area for a long period of time.
  — Discover Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
• Fire fighters watched helplessly as houses burned, their hoses at the ready but the hydrants to which they were connected producing no water or merely a low-pressure trickle.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 7 Feb 2025