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

I won't lie: knowing that he was on my heels like that, watching every step I took, definitely put the pressure on.

From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds