How to Use press on in a Sentence

press on

phrasal verb

• Since then, the city has learned how to press on when faced with setbacks.
  — Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2024
• With approvals and hand, Shea is pressing on with the project.
  — Matthew Geiger, The Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2024
• Misshapen joints can press on nerves and cause nerve pain.
  — Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 5 June 2024
• Meanwhile, those setting the pace in that race (a race in which the winners lose) press on.
  — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 1 Apr. 2024
• The swelling presses on the milk ducts, causing the nipple to turn inward.
  — Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 2 Nov. 2024
• Israeli forces press on in Rafah in the conflict that's coming up on the eight-month mark.
  — CBS News, 26 May 2024
• Avoid pressing on the windpipe, but also, avoid pressing on the sides of the neck.
  — Keren Landman, Vox, 8 Oct. 2024
• Here's how: Hold your left hand up and use the index finger of your right hand to press on that pad of flesh.
  — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 25 Apr. 2023
• At both debates so far, Garvey has been pressed on his views of Trump.
  — David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2024
• Just long press on an app icon and select Require Face ID.
  — Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
• Double-tap or press on a blue text bubble to find these options.
  — Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 18 July 2024
• Black smoke rose from the crowded streets of the camp, exchanges of fire rang out, and the buzzing of drones could be heard overhead as the military pressed on.
  — Nasser Nasser and Josef Federman, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2023
• Long press on the focus button to bring up a target and then press the arrow keys on the remote to focus the image.
  — Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 7 May 2023
• If you’re pressed on space in your kitchen this could be a tight fit on a countertop or cabinet.
  — Olivia Avitt, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2024
• When pressed on how many seasons the game adaptation will take, Mazin and Druckmann went cold.
  — Zoe Guy, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2024
• The officer pressed on, according to a tape played for a jury.
  — Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
• Transfer mixture to a 9-inch glass pie plate; firmly press on bottom and sides.
  — cleveland, 7 Aug. 2023
• Transfer mixture to a 9-inch glass pie plate; firmly press on bottom and sides.
  — Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 10 June 2024
• Popular on Variety As the night presses on, things get even stranger on the farm.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
• The government is vowing to make some changes and press on with the controversial plan.
  — Jill Lawless, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Nov. 2023
• Key battles still loom; the justice minister, Yariv Levin, has vowed to press on with more judicial changes by the end of the year.
  — Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 25 July 2023
• The first mate directed the ship to hug the shore, but the captain, Frederick Burke, overrode him, ordering the men to press on.
  — Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Feb. 2024
• To increase the suction level, simply press on the pouch, or use the control valve on top to decrease suction.
  — Ashley Ziegler, Parents, 8 May 2024
• However, as the dual strikes press on, the networks have had to get creative with their fall schedules.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 24 Sep. 2023
• The filmmakers and stars haven’t done any press on the ground at Cannes ahead of the film’s world premiere, and few have seen it, with plot details shrouded in mystery.
  — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 20 May 2024
• Cheryl pressed on and started poking holes in the official version of what happened to her son.
  — Richard Schlesinger, CBS News, 3 Aug. 2024
• But a shooter’s gotta shoot, and Ellis pressed on, even after hurting his left hip and elbow on a hard fall to the floor midway through the first half.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2023
• Without chaplains working that late on a weekend night, the nursing staff pressed on.
  — Susan Young, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
• The band is also sharing a companion piece that’s pressed on green marble vinyl.
  — Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 14 Nov. 2023
• Scherzinger wore a strapless black Dolce and Gabbana dress with a mermaid silhouette while posing for photos and doing press on the red carpet on Oct. 20.
  — Hedy Phillips, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024