Get to know Duress better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like force.
Duress meaning
- Harsh treatment.
- Constraint by threat.
- Restraint in which a person is influenced, whether by lawful or unlawful forceful compulsion of their liberty by monition or implementation of physical enforcement; legally for the incurring of civil liability, of a citizen's arrest, or of subrogation, or illegally for the committing of an offense, of forcing a contract, or of using threats.
Synonyms of Duress
Using Duress
- The main meaning on this page is: Harsh treatment. | Constraint by threat. | Restraint in which a person is influenced, whether by lawful or unlawful forceful compulsion of their liberty by monition or implementation of physical enforcement; legally for the incurring of civil liability, of a citizen's arrest, or of subrogation, or illegally for the committing of an offense, of forcing a contract, or of using threats.
- Useful related words include: force.
- In the example corpus, duress often appears in combinations such as: under duress, duress and, of duress.
Context around Duress
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Duress
- In this selection, "duress" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, personal, extreme, financial, devices, based and may stand out and add context to how "duress" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include appeared under duress as she and but under duress. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "duress" sits close to words such as admiring, aerosol and balmoral, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with duress
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He was constantly under duress, with Colorado allowing seven sacks. (10 words)
I was aged seven and was being taken somewhat under duress. (11 words)
He said: “I will have to pay the fine but under duress. (12 words)
Slovis was under duress throughout the second half, and it showed the third play of the third quarter when his pass targeting tight end Isaac Rex was tipped twice and then returned 30 yards for a pick six by super Kansas safety Kenny Logan. (44 words)
Burns’s dense, discursive style captures the narrator’s psyche intimately: We feel with her as she wrestles with the fear, suspicion, and longing she hides from the world, and as she observes the corrosion of an entire city under duress. (41 words)
He must now convince an angry public – many under financial duress due to sanctions, stubbornly high inflation and unemployment – that he can make the changes promised while dealing with an administration still largely governed by hard-liners. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Advanced security features are planned, including metal detectors and increased use of “personal duress” devices attached to name tags that a staff member can press if they feel threatened, summoning nearby staff.
A mother’s duress is truly unmatched, and when three overworked, overstressed moms get pushed beyond their limits, they decide to shrink their responsibilities and lead a life of love.
Even if he was their spy (probably under duress), a Jew is a Jew, give him a chance to do teshuva.
In a brief excerpt of her interrogation released by the Russian authorities, Darya Trepova appeared under duress as she sighed repeatedly.
In our opinion, the regrettable aspect of this situation is that some of the villagers unfortunately either under duress or as a pecuniary tendency, have continued to serve as informants to these criminals.
I was aged seven and was being taken somewhat under duress.
Judges concluded that Ukraine had an “arguable” defence of duress based on Russia’s alleged threatened use of force at the time of the arrangement and that this should be determined at a trial.
My disappearance, absence, or detention under duress may be established by an affidavit of my Trustee," he wrote in the Trust.
Slovis was under duress throughout the second half, and it showed the third play of the third quarter when his pass targeting tight end Isaac Rex was tipped twice and then returned 30 yards for a pick six by super Kansas safety Kenny Logan.
The returning officer said he was forced to announce the winner of the election under duress.
There were a lot of broken bodies playing under extreme duress and still finding a way through.
There were three or four playing today under duress and it's been a massive effort through the season.
The season reminds us how small decisions of a mother and father, under duress, in great danger and in doubt, delivered that greatest, most wonderful gift – a single life to bless the Earth.
Burns’s dense, discursive style captures the narrator’s psyche intimately: We feel with her as she wrestles with the fear, suspicion, and longing she hides from the world, and as she observes the corrosion of an entire city under duress.
Defences like duress, or “being ordered by the party boss to do so,” are excuses they can raise to attempt to refute the cases against them.
He must now convince an angry public – many under financial duress due to sanctions, stubbornly high inflation and unemployment – that he can make the changes promised while dealing with an administration still largely governed by hard-liners.
He purportedly attempted to coerce the company directors into signing documents under duress at House No. 39, Lufubu Road, Kalundu, Lusaka.
He said: “I will have to pay the fine but under duress.
He was constantly under duress, with Colorado allowing seven sacks.
He was under repeated duress and he came up limping following a fourth-quarter sack looking like a 40-year-old quarterback for the first time this season.
Common combinations with duress
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- under duress 73×
- duress and 11×
- of duress 5×
- extreme duress 5×
- duress in 5×
- duress is 4×
- duress or 4×
- duress to 4×
- duress may 3×
- the duress 3×