Example Sentences

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This is a complex but legible, lovable piece; a funky yet elegant ritual; thrilling and taut, if also fundamentally unhurried and unpressured.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2023

Generally unpressured by high parental expectations, free from the outcomes-based “standards movement,” Gen Xers experienced a relative freedom to explore various disciplines and to “follow our bliss” rather than focus on career goals.

From Salon • May 25, 2013

Another benefit is being able to grow at your own pace, unpressured by public markets.

From Economist • Jun. 16, 2011

For the singers it's unpressured; for the audience it's a chance to return to a time before marriage, kids and mortgages broke their youthful spirit.

From The Guardian • May 10, 2010

In the years since, Carter has composed at an unpressured pace made possible partly by a small inheritance from his father.

From Time Magazine Archive