Example Sentences

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They just get mentioned once and then so much of it was compressing "The Parent Trap" into a half hour.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2023

The ultrasound showed that a large unidentified mass, possibly a peripheral nerve sheath tumor, was compressing the radial nerve, which extends from armpit to hand.

From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2022

Excess fluid was compressing the brain’s frontal lobes — responsible for memory, decision-making and emotion — against the inside of Chloe’s skull because it could not be reabsorbed.

From Washington Post • Feb. 12, 2022

We knew we were on track when we starting seeing fewer left shots, and he was compressing the ball better because with more turn, the shaft was leaning forward at impact.

From Golf Digest • Nov. 26, 2019

The manufacturer was compressing his stomach with his hands.

From Mademoiselle Fifi by Maupassant, Guy de