How to Use press on in a Sentence

press on

phrasal verb

• With approvals and hand, Shea is pressing on with the project.
  — Matthew Geiger, The Denver Post, 14 Aug. 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
• One large vein that can get pressed on and back up with blood is the superior vena cava, which passes the right lung as the vein carries blood from the head to the heart.
  — Mark Gurarie, Health, 7 Aug. 2024
• Since then, the city has learned how to press on when faced with setbacks.
  — Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 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
• Israeli forces press on in Rafah in the conflict that's coming up on the eight-month mark.
  — CBS News, 26 May 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
• 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.
  — Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 10 June 2024
• Transfer mixture to a 9-inch glass pie plate; firmly press on bottom and sides.
  — cleveland, 7 Aug. 2023
• 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
• 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
• Mop as desired, or press on the foot pedal to remove the scrubber head on the spot cleaner for cleaning extra-dirty spots.
  — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2023
• But the following day was Christmas Eve, so despite his fatigue, Mack pressed on.
  — Paul Glenshaw, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2024
• Strain through a fine mesh sieve into a small heatproof bowl, pressing on solids to extract as much of the liquid as possible.
  — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023
• Melancholy and failure are part of the deal, and there is a profound comedy to be had from pressing on regardless.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 1 Oct 2024