pressure cooker

Example Sentences

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This year’s UConn team shows just how well a team can respond when they are handpicked for his pressure cooker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Tax preparation is a seasonal business — and a hectic pressure cooker.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

Alicia describes the panto experience as a "little pressure cooker" as they're up against tight turnarounds and short runs.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

It was such a pressure cooker in so many ways.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2025

Dimple groaned and clutched her head, feeling like that ancient pressure cooker Mamma still used when she made idli cakes.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon