press for

phrasal verb

pressed for; pressing for; presses for

: to make a demand for (something)

Laborers are pressing for higher wages.

Examples of press for in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rights owners in the U.S. have pressed for similar data transparency requirements. —Paul Sweeting, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024

In a parallel Colorado bill, the American Civil Liberties Union and other human-rights organizations are pressing for more stringent policies surrounding collection, retention, storage and use of all biometric data, whether for identification purposes or not. —Jonathan Moens, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024

Tehran will continue to press for a Gaza truce among its demands. —Peter Aitken, Fox News, 11 Apr. 2024

And in the following days, more Democrats started pressing for tougher accountability on Israel’s approach and joined in Biden’s call for at least a temporary ceasefire. —Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024

Increasingly, investors scrutinized his assertions and pressed for data. —Kenrick Cai, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024

Youngkin continues to press for what would be a legacy-defining economic development coup and is expected to try to revive the plan in a bill or budget amendment when the General Assembly returns April 17. —Teo Armus, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2024

Hamas has been pressing for an end to the war and the withdrawal of all Israeli troops. —John Bacon, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The Biden administration has been pressing for a hostage and cease-fire deal to be secured ahead of the start of the holy month of Ramadan, which begins on March 10. —Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2024