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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The Warriors blitzed Terre Haute South 83-48 on Saturday night, beating the Braves’ full-court press time after time. — Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, "No. 1 Warren Central survives Ben Davis, hammers Terre Haute South for regional title," 10 Mar. 2018 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. 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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