pressed down
Example Sentences
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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
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
In the same second Sister Willson caught his tie, looped it over her fist a few times, and pressed down on him.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
