pressing

"The heavy backpack was pressing down on his shoulders. "

"To start the computer, I pressed the power button. "

"to press fruit for the purpose of extracting the juice"

"The mother gently pressed her child in a warm embrace. "

"to press a hat"

"To prepare the tablecloth for dinner, she carefully pressed the fabric near the logo to avoid wrinkles. "

"to press a crowd back"

"The heavy workload at work is pressing on me, causing me a lot of stress. "

"The teacher was pressing the students to finish the assignment by Friday. "

"to press the Bible on an audience"

"to press a horse in a race"

"The mother pressed her son to study harder for the upcoming exam. "

"My teacher is pressing us to finish the project by Friday. "

"Students were pressing into the classroom, eager to get their seats before the bell rang. "

"The teacher is pressing the instructions onto the paper for the students to copy. "

"The government pressed several merchant ships into naval service during the war. "

"The printing press used a lot of pressing to create the perfect, smooth book cover. "

"The new printing press needed a replacement pressing for the ink rollers. "

"The pressing of the new school uniforms made them look crisp and professional. "

"My grandmother carefully placed the pressed flower in her antique book, a memento of our summer vacation. "

"The pressing of oranges yielded a large amount of fresh juice for the school's juice box program. "

"My grandmother has a large pressing of classic jazz records. "

"The pressing need to finish the project before the deadline created a lot of urgency. "

"The deadline for the project is pressing; we need to finish it soon. "

"My mother was pressing for me to finish my homework. "