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

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

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2023

But it pressed down uncomfortably on my tongue, and sometimes it would pop off during the night and I’d wake up choking on it.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls