put the pressure on
Example Sentences
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He just put the pressure on me and eventually I realized he wasn’t going to give up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
"We knew it would be a tough game because of the cold, the pitch, they put the pressure on you really well here and it got tricky after their goal," Lopez told Movistar.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
“I want get better every single year and, yeah, I put the pressure on myself to be good and be better and make sure our team has success. That’s my job.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2024
"He knows how to build an innings, and put the pressure on the bowlers. He's a class player."
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2024
It was the women who put the pressure on.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
