pressed down

Example Sentences

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The device pressed down with such force and grabbed so much that rocks became wedged around the rim of the lid.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2023

Campbell claimed the car - which investigators established had no contributory defects - had problems with its power steering and he had panicked and pressed down on the accelerator.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2023

The incident occurred Tuesday morning at around 9:30 a.m. after the “Pulp Fiction” actor mistakenly pressed down on the accelerator instead of the brakes, causing her to steer into a building structure, according to LASD.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2023

I pressed down on a metal button toward the front of the device to turn it on.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2023

My day-to-day life indeed felt like a car ride where my foot always had to be firmly pressed down on the gas, but I had gotten used to the speed.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad