7 sentences with 'pressed'
Example sentences and phrases with the word pressed and other words derived from it.
• « "Let's get out of here!" exclaimed Patricia's friend, as she pressed the accelerator all the way down. »
• « However, after his death, Byzantium again slowly lost its conquests in the west to another round of Germanic invasions, and the Persians also pressed steadily into the eastern territories. »
• « On 6 June 1944, known as D-Day, British, American and Canadian forces launched a surprise invasion across the English Channel with hundreds of thousands of troops (over 150,000 on the first day alone). After securing the coast, the Allies pressed steadily against the Germans, suffering heavy casualties in the process as the Germans refused to give ground without a brutal fight. »
• « The Nazis continued to prioritise the 'Final Solution' even as the war turned against them, sending hundreds of thousands to Auschwitz while the Allies constantly pressed against them in the east and south. »
• « Then Lori pressed a finger into the palm of her daughter's right hand; the fingers closed weakly and loosened again after a second, but that response was enough for the mother. »