pressing on
Example Sentences
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Place your hands out as if they are pressing on an imaginary wall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
"I don't think this will lead to any changes on the front lines," he told reporters, adding that Moscow intends to continue pressing on with its almost four-and-a-half-year offensive.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
That period saw the most boring action he’d seen in 20 years, with supplies steady and nothing really pressing on oil to push it higher, said Dicker.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
The Labour government is pressing on with its mission to reach 95% clean power by 2030, believing it will lower bills.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
So now I lost me a week and a half and time’s pressing on me hard.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
