pressed down
Example Sentences
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Forearms that felt like iron cannons pressed down on my back.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2024
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
I pressed down on a metal button toward the front of the device to turn it on.
From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2023
It looked like a gigantic tin can that had been cut in half, lengthwise, and then pressed down into the ground.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
