pressed down
Example Sentences
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Tourists wandered through openings in the gates, some lamenting the lengthy detours the barriers required — especially given the humidity and heat that pressed down on the city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2025
The glasses didn’t improve his eyesight, weren’t particularly stylish and uncomfortably pressed down on his nose.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 10, 2023
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
As the plane flies steeply upwards, we experience extra gravity - about twice as much as usual - where your whole body is pressed down into the floor.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2023
It was getting late and I didn’t want no trouble from Ma, so I left Mr. Leroy sitting on one of the steps with his face pressed down on that box.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
