lay/put stress on
idiom
: to give special importance or attention to : to emphasize
The teacher lay/put stress on the need for good study habits.
Examples of lay/put stress on in a Sentence
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And Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota is suffering from more frequent and severe drought conditions, which increase the risk of wildfire and put stress on the park’s buffaloes.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
Early studies have suggested that heat could put stress on fungi that thus far have not been able to withstand body heat, to evolve to be able to survive in the human body.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2024
Another is that Silicon Valley’s high-achieving atmosphere may put stress on teens.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2024
Drought conditions along with peak water demands continue to put stress on the regional delivery system.
—Teri Webster, Dallas News, 20 July 2022
As a result, Abbott has been sparring with New York Mayor Eric Adams over the policy, particularly since the additional migrants to the Big Apple have put stress on the city’s resources and ability to handle them.
—Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2022
Despite the reports of milder illness, the variant still threatens to put stress on the economy.
—Time, 28 Dec. 2021
Netflix themselves really put stress on our budgets.
—Vulture, 13 Nov. 2023
Not only this, as Dr. Terry mentions, the tension from cornrowing or twisting the hair can also put stress on the follicle.
—Tayler Adigun, Essence, 31 Oct. 2023
Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
Early studies have suggested that heat could put stress on fungi that thus far have not been able to withstand body heat, to evolve to be able to survive in the human body.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2024
Another is that Silicon Valley’s high-achieving atmosphere may put stress on teens.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2024
Drought conditions along with peak water demands continue to put stress on the regional delivery system.
—Teri Webster, Dallas News, 20 July 2022
As a result, Abbott has been sparring with New York Mayor Eric Adams over the policy, particularly since the additional migrants to the Big Apple have put stress on the city’s resources and ability to handle them.
—Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2022
Despite the reports of milder illness, the variant still threatens to put stress on the economy.
—Time, 28 Dec. 2021
Netflix themselves really put stress on our budgets.
—Vulture, 13 Nov. 2023
Not only this, as Dr. Terry mentions, the tension from cornrowing or twisting the hair can also put stress on the follicle.
—Tayler Adigun, Essence, 31 Oct. 2023
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“Lay/put stress on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lay%2Fput%20stress%20on. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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