How do you use Pressuring in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Pressuring meaning
present participle and gerund of pressure
Using Pressuring
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of pressure
- In the example corpus, pressuring often appears in combinations such as: pressuring the, of pressuring, is pressuring.
Context around Pressuring
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 14 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pressuring
- In this selection, "pressuring" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, avoid, employees, keeps, school, suppliers and cyclists stand out and add context to how "pressuring" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include accused of pressuring poll worker and activists are pressuring school districts. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pressuring" sits close to words such as alias, alloy and articulate, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pressuring
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Rakhmonov is pressuring forward now. (5 words)
Pressuring will force him into errors and the Broncos will not score points. (13 words)
All across red states, rightwing activists are pressuring school districts to censor books and – scarily – they’re succeeding. (18 words)
On a zone-read keeper, Fields was rocked by linebacker Derrick Barnes for no gain on second down, and Romeo Okwara beat left tackle Braxton Jones on third down, pressuring Fields on a play that looked like it could have been deemed intentional grounding. (44 words)
Our real estate team continues to work hard to take advantage of the “sell now and ask questions later” mentality that has been pressuring several public real estate stocks by purchasing best-in-class real estate companies at highly discounted valuations. (41 words)
An Instagram model has accused NBA player Anthony Edwards, who plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves, of pressuring her to kill his preborn child in an abortion, and even paying her $100,000 to go through with it despite her protests. (40 words)
Avoid pressuring anyone else to adopt your strategies — you probably wouldn’t like it if they pushed back! (18 words)
Example sentences (20)
All across red states, rightwing activists are pressuring school districts to censor books and – scarily – they’re succeeding.
An Instagram model has accused NBA player Anthony Edwards, who plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves, of pressuring her to kill his preborn child in an abortion, and even paying her $100,000 to go through with it despite her protests.
An investigation by BBC Panorama claims an undercover reporter working for the business found employees pressuring suppliers to reduce prices even after deals had been agreed.
As a driver, you should avoid pressuring cyclists to move over, and instead wait until they are ready.
Avoid pressuring anyone else to adopt your strategies — you probably wouldn’t like it if they pushed back!
Body shot from Buckley, then Morono kicks him in the groin but Buckley doesn’t want time out and keeps pressuring.
During his tenure, Djukanovic has often been accused of corruption and of pressuring the judiciary to ignore numerous cases involving graft.
Floyd is accused of pressuring poll worker Ruby Freeman to confess to voter fraud crimes she didn't commit.
He explained how his supporters have been pressuring him, asking if they could be allowed to support any other candidate in the March 18 governorship election.
He said he had “a great relationship” with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, referencing his 2019 impeachment after pressuring Zelenskyy for “a favor” while withholding military aid.
Kansas City wasn’t as successful at pressuring Trevor Lawrence in this matchup but did manage to provide enough heat to make him uncomfortable in key situations.
Meanwhile, the executive branch continues to restrict the work of civil society institutions in the West Bank, pressuring, harassing, and intimidating them to prevent them from carrying out their work in exposing corruption.
Negative effects on operational performance may result from weaker-than-expected growth or higher-than-expected inflation pressuring household incomes.
On a zone-read keeper, Fields was rocked by linebacker Derrick Barnes for no gain on second down, and Romeo Okwara beat left tackle Braxton Jones on third down, pressuring Fields on a play that looked like it could have been deemed intentional grounding.
Our real estate team continues to work hard to take advantage of the “sell now and ask questions later” mentality that has been pressuring several public real estate stocks by purchasing best-in-class real estate companies at highly discounted valuations.
Pakistan has been pressuring the Taliban to shut down TTP camps in Afghanistan, where an estimated 6,000 fighters are located, since the Taliban takeover.
Pressuring will force him into errors and the Broncos will not score points.
Rakhmonov is pressuring forward now.
Shas says that Buso’s candidacy is not meant merely as a means of pressuring United Torah Judaism – and insists that he will continue his campaign to the end.
She said the success of boycotting during the South African apartheid played a big role in pressuring the South African government to change their stance, which she hopes to do for the Palestinian people.
Common combinations with pressuring
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- pressuring the 43×
- of pressuring 21×
- is pressuring 17×
- been pressuring 15×
- are pressuring 13×
- pressuring him 11×
- pressuring ukraine 11×
- was pressuring 9×
- at pressuring 8×
- for pressuring 7×