How to Use press on in a Sentence

press on

verb

• For now, the search presses on.
  — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
• My chest felt heavy, as if something were pressing on it.
  — Jennifer Obel, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2026
• The family pressed on with the search.
  — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
• Knowing when to keep pressing on a bruise and when to change up.
  — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2026
• But life at the post office presses on over the course of three years.
  — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
• The mask is also designed to sit around the eyes rather than press on them.
  — Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
• One press on the stem plays/pauses media or answers/mutes a call.
  — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026
• Ted doesn’t try to deny this, then presses on anyway with a smile.
  — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
• Movies still come on Blu-ray, music is still pressed on vinyl, and books still fill store shelves.
  — Angela Yang, NBC news, 9 July 2026
• As this was ongoing, Lake pressed on with her high jump career.
  — George Ramsay, New York Times, 23 June 2026
• When pressed on what the showing should look like, 679 judges wrote in answers.
  — Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
• As usual, Bey’s lyrics touch on heavy themes without pressing on them.
  — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 22 Apr. 2026
• And now, years on, the question of whether to press on or cut a deal is once again facing Iran.
  — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
• Use more dry towels to press on the top of the quilt to soak up excess water, then remove them.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
• Fold the overlapping plastic wrap over the cake and gently press on it to settle and even the cake.
  — Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
• Those things are definitely pressing on my mind.
  — Nate Atkins, New York Times, 3 June 2026
• There were 35 votes to pass and only 11 votes to press on so the deal failed to go forward.
  — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
• The album will be pressed on two different deluxe vinyl editions, both on color vinyl themed to the show.
  — Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2026
• Officers said that caused the victim, who was still inside the truck, to press on the gas and drive into the lake.
  — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
• The mother said her fiancé was not up for talking to press on Saturday.
  — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
• The album will be pressed on a special seaglass vinyl and preorders are ongoing.
  — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2026
• Approach a stoplight turning red and a driver presses on the brake pedal.
  — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
• Since foldables need to pass data and power across the hinge, there’s always a cable tucked in there that could press on the screen.
  — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026
• That was right when the pandemic hit, but Miller pressed on anyway despite not being able to tour.
  — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
• Schimpf, when pressed on the IPO question, declined to give a timeline.
  — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 9 June 2026
• The Album is pressed on a white and blue vinyl disc inspired by the show logo, while Dance Mode!
  — Tim Chan, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026
• Stiff had made the decision, despite the failure of the first two singles, to press on and release the album.
  — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2026
• With a clean finger, press on it gently and turn your digit clockwise, hold for seven seconds, then reverse it.
  — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 May 2026
• Which press on nails brands are worth knowing Eight names dominate the category right now.
  — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
• As of this morning, there was little sign of peace — Iran has pressed on with attacks across the Gulf as the deadline looms.
  — Jonathan Tamari, Bloomberg, 7 Apr. 2026