Examples of pressing in a Sentence
a pressing need for reform
she had pressing business on the other side of town
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But Yang did not let this very pressing issue die.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
Yet Salah’s role is only part of Liverpool’s wider pressing problem.
—The Athletic's Liverpool Staff, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Mamdani, a two-term state assemblyman who recently turned 34, campaigned with a progressive message that voters wanted a change from the status quo and that someone like him was attuned to the younger generation's most pressing issues, such as high housing costs.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
For the vast majority of learners, the most pressing questions are whether tuition is affordable, childcare is available, credits transfer without friction, and programs lead to real employment opportunities.
—Yolanda Watson Spiva, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
Yet Salah’s role is only part of Liverpool’s wider pressing problem.
—The Athletic's Liverpool Staff, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Mamdani, a two-term state assemblyman who recently turned 34, campaigned with a progressive message that voters wanted a change from the status quo and that someone like him was attuned to the younger generation's most pressing issues, such as high housing costs.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
For the vast majority of learners, the most pressing questions are whether tuition is affordable, childcare is available, credits transfer without friction, and programs lead to real employment opportunities.
—Yolanda Watson Spiva, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pressing
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“Pressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pressing. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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