How to Use compressed in a Sentence

compressed

adjective

• The last recording was very compressed and kind of serious.
  — Nikki Delamotte, cleveland.com, 22 Sep. 2017
• Deeper within, the mantle and core are no longer gassy but instead rich with compressed exotic ices.
  — Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
• Many of the complaints centered on the compressed time period that required coaches to secure a class while prepping for bowl games.
  — Andy Staples, SI.com, 21 Dec. 2017
• The sinking air becomes compressed and heats up, and its relative humidity drops.
  — Bonnie Berkowitz, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2017
• If Thomas can endear himself to a new city given such a compressed opportunity, more power to him.
  — Joe Vardon, cleveland.com, 7 Sep. 2017
• The former New York Cosmos man had prostate surgery during this time, as well as a complex procedure on a compressed spine nerve.
  — SI.com, 16 Sep. 2017
• Each of his artful, compressed essays talks to the others, hinting at unseen historical webbing between them.
  — The Editors, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2017
• The compressed mixture is then ignited to create a combustion event—a little controlled explosion that powers the engine.
  — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 29 Nov. 2017
• Other research has also supported the development and adoption of compressed work schedules.
  — Allard Dembe, Slate Magazine, 1 Sep. 2017
• Vince Giancarlo’s crispy duck is dry-aged, air-dried and flavored with honey, sansyo pepper, coriander, arnaud olive oil and compressed persimmon.
  — Kathleen Purvis, charlotteobserver, 22 Dec. 2017
• In the red zone, where the field is compressed, speed can be less of a factor.
  — Varun Shankar, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
• Then grab a can of compressed air to blast dirt off of the keyboard and ports.
  — David Nield, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2023
• The result is a more life-like view of the world around you as the Sony can sound a hair more compressed.
  — Michael Andronico, CNN Underscored, 12 Mar. 2021
• Tiger Woods doesn't know how the strange, compressed schedule will affect him for the rest of the year.
  — News Services, Star Tribune, 9 Aug. 2020
• The longer the cords are entwined or compressed, the greater the risk of damage to the cords—and the greater the risk of death for one or both babies.
  — Pamela Prindle Fierro, Parents, 30 July 2024
• The compressed air, now cool and easier to store, is housed in a large air tank.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 12 June 2023
• That means the process to try to pass a map by the end of this year will be more compressed and frantic than usual.
  — John Byrne, chicagotribune.com, 12 July 2021
• The compressed length of the pole set is 19 inches, which is longer than the width of nearly all backpacks.
  — Andrew Skurka, Outside Online, 28 June 2018
• But that was five months ago, and now the league is looking at a compressed schedule.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2020
• The compressed rate before the current law was $1 and now that’s been compressed to 93 cents.
  — Mayra Cruz, Houston Chronicle, 14 June 2019
• For one, the timeline for planning a farewelling may be much more compressed.
  — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 15 June 2021
• The compressed schedule caught up to the Spurs down the stretch in Minnesota anyway.
  — Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 11 Jan. 2021
• The spaces between the keys feel a little more compressed as well.
  — Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
• Spray the coils and fins with compressed air to remove any remaining dirt and dust.
  — Samantha Hunter, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2023
• Each bundle weighed about 60 pounds and were in compressed sacks spray-painted to blend in with the terrain.
  — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 9 Nov. 2022
• But as the high pressure moves east, the marine layer isn’t so compressed.
  — Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
• The compressed timeline comes at a moment when Biden and Democrats badly need a win.
  — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 24 June 2021
• City of Bohane, my first novel, is an epic but a very compressed one.
  — Seija Rankin, EW.com, 15 Jan. 2021
• The sheets have curled under the pressure of her handwriting, so compressed the pages are more black than white.
  — Elizabeth Koh and Carol Marbin Miller, miamiherald, 24 May 2018
• In a gas engine, a small device called a spark plug ignites the compressed fuel-air mixture.
  — Michael Leamy, Discover Magazine, 2 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 25 Dec 2024