How to Use press for in a Sentence

press for

phrasal verb

• And when he’s pressed for details, that’s when the talk gets squishy.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 26 June 2023
• Smith's team has pressed for a trial date before the end of 2023.
  — Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 17 July 2023
• And part of that was doing press for season 35, which was about to start.
  — Dory Jackson, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
• Given press for the film has just started, there are bound to be more style serves to come.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Aug. 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
• If you’re pressed for time, instant is certainly the way to go.
  — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025
• The president-elect has also pressed for the dismissal of the hush money case.
  — Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 26 Nov. 2024
• One report said that Affleck was the one pressing for the divorce.
  — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
• Some of the countries with troops in Iraq had been pressing for an agreement to end that mission.
  — Luis Martinez, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2024
• In the time since, the challenges have piled up for Disney, with shares sinking to 2014 lows amidst a summer of bad press for Iger.
  — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2023
• There were no photos of the full cast at the film's premiere, and Baldoni has been doing press for the film solo.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2024
• Tehran will continue to press for a Gaza truce among its demands.
  — Peter Aitken, Fox News, 11 Apr. 2024
• When pressed for the source of an assertion, AI sometimes cops to making things up.
  — The Week Staff, The Week, 12 Aug. 2023
• Even so, many Israelis believe wartime is the wrong time to press for a leadership change.
  — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
• Leave your heavy object on top of the container and let the tofu press for 20 minutes.
  — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
• The hooks and razor storage area are large, so you won’t be pressed for space, and there’s plenty of space between the shelf slats for drainage.
  — Nicole Pyles, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023
• Villar said the man had told him his wife wouldn’t settle for $20 million and was pressing for half of the mogul’s fortune.
  — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
• Chuck often took on issues that would not be taken up by the broader press for months, even years.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
• To address this scenario, the U.S. and the allies need to rebuild and project strength to deter adversaries and press for peace.
  — Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
• All week long, our statehouse team of Melissa Brown and Vivian Jones brought you the details and pressed for answers.
  — Duane W. Gang, The Tennessean, 10 Feb. 2025
• Willis is on hand for an outreach event, but a gaggle of TV producers press for details on the Trump case.
  — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 9 May 2024
• Enjoy your time off, Mills, because press for the final season of Stranger Things is going to be crazy.
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 3 June 2025
• When you’re pressed for time (so, always), hobbies tend to be the first activity on the chopping block.
  — Rachel Wilkerson Miller, SELF, 1 Jan. 2024
• The families are now pressing for change from all angles.
  — Mike Baker, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2023
• Since then, she’s pressed for a safer electric grid in California.
  — Calmatters, The Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2024
• Virginia is the first state to formally press for the creation of a virtual power plant.
  — Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
• After killing the remainder of Laval’s major penalty, the Checkers pressed for the winner.
  — Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2025
• Doing press for her upcoming film The Gorge, the actor peacocked about in a show-stopping coat the same color as her icy blonde hair.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
• Laing only confirmed the trip last week – after being pressed for details by the Union-Tribune.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
• Everyone plays for everyone, and everyone presses for the ball, just as the coach wants.
  — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 May 2025