How to Use pressing in a Sentence

pressing

adjective
  • But the more pressing issue at this point is the depth.
    Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The most pressing question was what to do about the baguette.
    Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2022
  • The texts became phone calls, each more pressing than the last.
    Alana Evans, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2023
  • And now, that’s far from the firm’s most pressing issue.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2024
  • But, for now, the input is that there are more pressing needs.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2023
  • That will be one of the most pressing questions of his next two years.
    Frank Pallotta, CNN, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The more pressing concern at the moment is to launch Threads in all the countries where Meta wants to.
    Casey Newton, The Verge, 6 July 2023
  • Even if all that were not the case, the bullpen would still be the Yankees’ most pressing issue.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
  • For him, the drainage system was the most pressing issue.
    Rick Rojas, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The more pressing question is what new or new-ish shows can take the place of the ones exiting the scene?
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 1 June 2023
  • But the Iowa State players had more pressing matters on their minds than the loss.
    Joshua Kagavi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The most pressing concern, now that the water had retreated dozens of miles to the north, was the dust.
    Henry Wismayer, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022
  • So while the Yankees have more pressing issues, first base makes the list.
    Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2024
  • And these days, the grocery list (and even the price of eggs) feel more pressing to many families.
    Reed Abelson, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2023
  • But the most pressing issue with the cornerback spot is who will start, and who will be on the two-deep.
    Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2022
  • So here are 30 of the most pressing topics as camp begins.
    Sam Fortier, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
  • But the most pressing issue is the simplest: traffic flow.
    Curbed, 11 Jan. 2024
  • And enjoying a hot shower or a walk in the park isn’t the worse way to solve the world’s most pressing problems.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2022
  • At the moment, the most pressing concern is H5N1, better known as bird flu.
    Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Rather he is faced with a more pressing loss — that of his memory.
    Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2024
  • Funding the government past a deadline of Nov. 17 is the most pressing item on the agenda.
    Stefan Becket, CBS News, 25 Oct. 2023
  • For the casual viewer, here are some quick answers to some of the most pressing questions about the strike.
    Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 July 2023
  • For now, though, the blackouts remain the most pressing concern.
    Megan Specia Laura Boushnak, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Of late, the most pressing concern for Moreno and Mangum has been the lack of working elevators.
    Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Either way, we were left with a more pressing question.
    Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Crummy WiFi in your hotel room isn’t the world’s most pressing problem.
    Shira Ovide, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The most pressing question on our lips, however, is who on earth will play Weiss?
    Radhika Seth, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Focusing only on the most pressing matter in front of me was enough.
    Joseph Hope, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Four out of 10 people in the state say the economy is the most pressing issue, according to a poll by Emerson College.
    Paula Ramon, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Ongoing strike The most pressing issue for Boeing this week is ending a costly labor strike that has hobbled its factories in the Seattle area, where most of its aircraft are produced.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024

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