full-court press
nounDefinition of full-court press
1 : a press employed in basketball on both halves of the court
2 : an all-out effort or offensive
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Immediately after the high-court decision, CICIG apologists launched a full-court press on Capitol Hill to cover up the U.N. agency’s many transgressions. — Mary Anastasia O’grady, WSJ, "Guatemala, Russia and the Bitkovs," 1 July 2018 Johnson deployed a full-court press in the second half, trying to force turnovers and quick layups, but his team never got closer than 16 points in the last 14 minutes. — USA TODAY, "Maten, Georgia overpower Alabama in easy 65-46 win," 6 Jan. 2018 Jontay Porter, inbounding the ball against a full-court press, heaved the basketball to his right, near halfcourt — where no Tigers were. — Aaron Reiss, kansascity, "Why Missouri blew a 12-point lead against Mississippi State’s press," 10 Feb. 2018 Northampton set a full-court press, using two or three defenders at a time to swarm ball carriers. — Greg Levinsky And Mike Kotsopoulos, BostonGlobe.com, "Ashley Sampson rallies Foxborough in OT," 15 Mar. 2018 While the Penguins have an impactful full-court press, the Norse ease into a win in their final game at BB&T Arena. — Charlie Hatch, Cincinnati.com, "Predicting how the Horizon League finishes and NKU, Wright State final seeding," 19 Feb. 2018 Trae Young gets his first look at Bob Huggins’s stifling full-court press, with the winner striking the first blow in what could be a battle between the two best teams in the country’s best conference. — Michael Beller, SI.com, "Picks: No. 7 Oklahoma vs. No. 6 West Virginia Leads Weekend of Ranked Clashes," 5 Jan. 2018 The Bucks are expected to put on a full-court press and crank up the excitement for the arena once their season ends. — James B. Nelson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Milwaukee Bucks arena naming rights going to a local company with a national presence," 23 Apr. 2018 Their first challenge could come in Boston against West Virginia and its unrelenting full-court press and rugged physical play. — Joe Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, "Villanova and Purdue best bets to reach TD Garden," 11 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'full-court press.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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