How to Use under pressure in a Sentence
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All of them are under pressure.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
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Starfish arrived on stage next and felt a bit under pressure.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
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This bike thrives under pressure.
—Erica Zazo, Outside, 27 Mar. 2026
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Shares have been under pressure of late, falling for five weeks in a row.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
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The best post sale paths emerge slowly, not under pressure.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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The first kind holds up under pressure, the second kind doesn’t.
—Flavio Maluf, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
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Shares have been under pressure of late, down more than 14% over the past month.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2026
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And so, that consumer is under pressure.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
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If values crack under pressure, no skill set can fix that later.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Handles the puck very well and is calm under pressure, mature and poised.
—Kyle Woodlief, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
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Her poise and confidence under pressure were out of this world.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
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Even under pressure, Sanders was poised and did not make mistakes.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
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Older shutoff valves can break under pressure, which may cause a leak.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 24 July 2026
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He got sacked 23 times last season and was under pressure more than that.
—ABC News, 23 July 2026
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Miller was well-known for grace under pressure on the gymnastics floors.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Train yourself to be calm first, and then deploy it under pressure.
—Mark Divine, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
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Hurts was under pressure on a pass play and floated a pass into the end zone off his back foot.
—ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
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Silvia holds her own under pressure, and the prince is smitten.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
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De Haan said the same market forces at play now could keep prices under pressure.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Dec. 2025
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To be fair, department stores have been under pressure for years.
—Rachel Felder, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2026
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Citi said oil markets were likely to remain under pressure in the near term.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2026
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And what does a diamond do under pressure?
—Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2025
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As a result, legal teams are under pressure to scale but not to overhire.
—Jens Erik Gould, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Stocks are under pressure from the familiar foes of higher oil prices and bond yields.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
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How does Brusso stay cool under pressure?
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
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Some thrive under pressure, others feel overwhelmed and freeze.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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How are people going to crack under pressure?
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Jan. 2026
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Aranda had been under pressure to turn things around in his seventh season.
—ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
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So Notre Dame is under pressure not just now, but to run the table.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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Both have a trait shared by many great closers — the ability to remain calm under pressure.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 10 May 2024
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