full-court press

noun

ˈfu̇l-ˈkȯrt- 

1

: a press employed in basketball on both halves of the court

2

: an all-out effort or offensive

Examples of full-court press in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Backed by the trade press, the studio heads and the officers of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America banded together to orchestrate a full-court press to derail the Sinclair campaign and drag Merriam over the finish line. — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026

Still, Garcia and others expressed doubts about Paramount’s full-court press. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

And in the full-court press campaign around this summer’s anniversaries, culminating in this weekend’s trio of performances at Yankee Stadium, Jay’s business acumen is again at center focus. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2026

And ever since, Saturday Night Live star Kam Patterson has put on a full-court press to be her rebound. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for full-court press

• abs
• acquiesce
• authoress
• bodiless
• coalesce
• decompress
• dispossess
• faithfulness
• letterpress
• mayoress
• murderess
• nonetheless