PRESSURE in a Sentence

Learn PRESSURE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
221 example sentences for PRESSURE, such as:
1. You only need to apply light pressure.
2. Peer pressure is strong among young people.
3. This type of sheet steel could stand high pressure.
4. The barriers gave way under the pressure of the crowd.
5. And she heard the pressure of circumstances in his voice.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of PRESSURE
pressure
 n.  the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin
 n.  the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
Classic Sentence: (77 in 6 pages)
1  The ghost of convention rose to the surface, as a blush or a tear rises to the surface at the pressure of emotion; so the car touched his training.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 3
2  But he had an approved tolerance for others; sometimes wondering, almost with envy, at the high pressure of spirits involved in their misdeeds; and in any extremity inclined to help rather than to reprove.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER STORY OF THE DOOR
3  Clifford's idea was, that his coal, even the poor sort, could be made into hard concentrated fuel that would burn at great heat if fed with certain damp, acidulated air at a fairly strong pressure.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 11
4  And she heard the pressure of circumstances in his voice.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 12
5  Clifford, however, putting on all his pressure, managed to steer into the riding, and with a strange noise the chair was fighting the hill.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 13
6  The door yielded to the pressure, and they passed in together.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
7  'And candles,' replied Mrs. Corney, slightly returning the pressure.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
8  Clym brought her face towards his by a gentle pressure of the hand, and kissed her.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: 4 An Hour of Bliss and Many Hours of Sadness
9  It was indeed a gigantic one, and capable of exercising enormous pressure.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGINEER’S THUMB
10  The pressure of public opinion can do in the town what the law cannot accomplish.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHES
11  I resisted all pressure to stay for lunch, and I set off at once upon my return journey, taking the grass-grown path by which we had come.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7. The Stapletons of Merripit House
12  Her hands were grasping the arms of her chair, and I saw that the pink nails had turned white with the pressure of her grip.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 13. Fixing the Nets
13  He therefore put pressure upon Mrs. Lyons to write this letter, imploring the old man to give her an interview on the evening before his departure for London.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 15. A Retrospection
14  Even without the lens you will perceive, by the scratches on this ward, where the pressure was applied.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IX. The Adventure of The Resident Patient
15  From the pressure of Holmes's shoulder against mine, I knew that he was sharing my observations.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON
Example Sentence: (144 in 10 pages)
1  The Roman Empire came under severe pressure from the barbarians across the Rhine.
2  The latest education reforms have put extra pressure on teachers who are already hard-pressed.
3  Peer pressure is strong among young people.
4  Netscape Communications will announce new Internet products for businesses today, ratcheting up the pressure on Microsoft.
5  Apply pressure to the nose by pinching the nostrils firmly together.
6  The right thing would be to apply direct pressure to the wound.
7  You only need to apply light pressure.
8  The best way to treat such bleeding is to apply firm pressure.
9  If he still refuses we could always apply a little pressure, as it were.
10  The nurse applied pressure to his arm to stop the bleeding.
11  Most scientists who can present evidence of an environmental threat can reasonably assume that a pressure group will take up the issue.
12  She was unable to attend because of the pressure of work.
13  Under pressure, Attorney General Meese announced his resignation.
14  This type of sheet steel could stand high pressure.
15  The barriers gave way under the pressure of the crowd.