low-pressure
adjective
low-pres·sure
ˈlō-ˈpre-shər 
1
: having, exerting, or operating under a relatively small pressure
2
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Examples of low-pressure in a Sentence
a low-pressure boss who lets employees do their work without looking over their shoulders
Recent Examples on the Web
Use a low-pressure setting on a pressure washer to avoid damaging the underlying surface.
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Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2024
The results: When the ball was spinning, there were expanded and more intense low-pressure zones, while further downstream, those zones shifted and weakened.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 Aug. 2024
Further north on the satellite images was the swirl of another low-pressure system expected to keep Michigan out of Debby’s reach, even as the tropical storm threatened another landfall with heavy rainfall and flooding expected up the East Coast and Mid-Atlantic region.
—Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 8 Aug. 2024
Even so, there is nearly universal relief that Biden is no longer a low-pressure system parked on the down-ballot map.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 31 July 2024
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Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2024
The results: When the ball was spinning, there were expanded and more intense low-pressure zones, while further downstream, those zones shifted and weakened.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 Aug. 2024
Further north on the satellite images was the swirl of another low-pressure system expected to keep Michigan out of Debby’s reach, even as the tropical storm threatened another landfall with heavy rainfall and flooding expected up the East Coast and Mid-Atlantic region.
—Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 8 Aug. 2024
Even so, there is nearly universal relief that Biden is no longer a low-pressure system parked on the down-ballot map.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 31 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for low-pressure
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“Low-pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-pressure. Accessed 9 Sep. 2024.
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