pressure
noun
the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it.
were pressuring
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past progressiveof pressure.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Airbus executives had previously said that challenges, especially with Spirit, were pressuring plans to increase production of A220s and A350 wide-body aircraft.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
“They were pressuring them to submit to a medical examination so that they could produce a medical report,” she said.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2022
Reporters wrestled with the need to convince sources to go public and the fear that they were pressuring people who had already been coerced or attacked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
The Kraken were pressuring the Penguins in the final minute of the opening period when Jordan Eberle fed a wide open Beniers standing all alone in the slot.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 5, 2022
He took contemporaneous notes saying that federal agents were pressuring him to lie in recorded calls with parents, describing the payments they were making as bribes rather than donations.
From New York Times ● Sep. 12, 2021
