How to Use duress in a Sentence

duress

noun
  • He gave the information under duress.
  • Now all of them have quit—but strictly on their own and under no duress.
    — Joseph N. Bell, Popular Mechanics, 5 May 2021
  • Gabriel spent much of the game under duress and was sacked a season high six times.
    — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 31 Oct. 2020
  • The hamate is not the only body part under duress thus far.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
  • But much of his time as ambassador has not been under duress.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Nov. 2019
  • Eli did his share of simply throwing the ball away under duress last year.
    — Jeff Jacobs, courant.com, 19 Sep. 2017
  • Geraghty chose the latter but did so under duress, the suit states.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Harsher ride than the Porsche, tire roar, squirms under duress.
    — Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 6 July 2021
  • For much of the game, Gossett didn’t seem to be under duress at all.
    — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
  • The judge later claimed the warrant was signed under duress.
    — David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
  • But he was forced to sign an agreement, under duress, to stay away from children.
    — David A. Hammer, NOLA.com, 17 Dec. 2020
  • In the Navy, the captain doesn’t leave the bridge when the ship is under duress.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, The Courier-Journal, 16 Mar. 2020
  • And that was done in four days under duress to make a festival deadline.
    — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Fields then had to escape the pocket and threw short of Olave under duress.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 30 Dec. 2019
  • Both quarterbacks made big plays under duress.
    — Brett Martel, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
  • But his worst decision-making comes when under duress.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • All of this could be considered the fallout of a genre born under extreme duress.
    — Danyel Smith, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Friends and activists said that the video was clearly staged and that Gui had said the lines under duress.
    — Anna Fifield, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2020
  • He was sacked three times in that game and was under duress on 17 of his 44 dropbacks.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2020
  • David was also charged with one count of a lewd act on a child under the age of 14 by force, fear or duress.
    — Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com, 26 Jan. 2018
  • All of that under the full duress that comes with the knowledge that whoever loses goes home.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Even the most meticulous training cannot quite capture the duress of the finals.
    — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 14 June 2026
  • If the subject sounds sneaky or under duress, the apple appears with bites taken out of it.
    — Esquire, 29 Jan. 2007
  • And for the second game in a row, Matthew Stafford was under constant duress.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Adding to the fiscal duress, most of the barrio residents owned their homes outright.
    — Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 19 Nov. 2020
  • Others under extreme duress have quietly paid and hoped to move on.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Cass Tech put plenty of pressure on Moore, who was under duress much of the game.
    — Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press, 17 Oct. 2020
  • But Hamas’s rapid acceptance of the deal may be as much a strategic ploy as a symptom of duress.
    — Leila Seurat, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The latest edition of that book says the Kings can’t hold leads and buckle under duress late in games.
    — Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Some shrieking can be heard as the video comes to an end, though Judy remains cool under duress throughout.
    — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025

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