pressing on

Example Sentences

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But Wong sees value in gaining more skills in a shaky job market, so he is pressing on with the program.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

She kept pressing on what the trial judge should have done, and what, specifically, defense counsel was required to do.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

The context was the crisis in the eurozone and the role he was pressing on a reluctant Germany was an economic, not a military one.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

They discovered a vascular tumor the size of a golf ball pressing on her brain stem and entangled in blood vessels and cranial nerves.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2024

They felt the air whip past their faces, flinging their hair back and pressing on their eyeballs.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman