How to Use high-pressure in a Sentence

high-pressure

1 of 2 adjective
  • But this kind of high-pressure job is not the place – not the way to go.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Or will the pleasant high-pressure zone remain large and in charge?
    — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 25 May 2023
  • The high-pressure, stagnant air tends to make the area above it hotter.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 20 June 2023
  • The washer includes a spray gun and spray lance, plus a high-pressure hose.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Heat domes involve high-pressure areas that trap and heat up the air below.
    — William Gallus, CBS News, 26 June 2023
  • When faced with a high-pressure offer, consider the source.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 May 2026
  • The hot air that becomes trapped under the high-pressure system will not be able to escape.
    — Eric Lyons, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • Williams is the fifth person to hold the high-pressure position in seven years.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • The other is the high-pressure test in which helium is pumped through the system to see if gas leaks out.
    — Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The cloudless skies that come with high-pressure systems also let the sun beat down and warm the surface.
    — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 12 May 2023
  • The heat was being caused by a high-pressure ridge over the West, Wofford said.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2023
  • Now a high-pressure hosing was the reward for a donation to a colleague’s cause of choice.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023
  • Jed has a time-consuming, high-pressure job as general counsel at a hedge fund.
    — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
  • Next week, a high-pressure system will build, allowing for conditions to heat up and the sun to shine.
    — Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 7 June 2026
  • Next week, a high-pressure system will build, allowing for conditions to heat up and the sun to shine.
    — Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 6 June 2026
  • Heat domes refer to a high-pressure area in the atmosphere that extends a few miles upwards and traps hot ocean air.
    — Chad De Guzman, Time, 29 June 2026
  • Rosenthal recommends high-pressure sodium lamps, which can get pricey.
    — Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
  • And to cope with the high-pressure season, reindeer, like so many of us, turn to multitasking.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Yet today’s drilling methods can barely push through dense rocks and high-pressure conditions to reach it.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Still, not everyone is cut out to work inside Musk’s high-pressure ecosystem.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 May 2026
  • Williams is the fifth person in seven years to hold one of Fort Lauderdale’s most high-pressure jobs.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
  • But some people have successfully avoided burnout, even in high-pressure jobs.
    — Trey Williams, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2024
  • And so the best example of this is the use of very large high-pressure die castings to replace assemblages of stamped parts.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 10 June 2026
  • Heat domes are persistent high-pressure systems which act like a lid on a pot, trapping hot air and pushing it downward.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
  • That’s because high-pressure air is sinking, pressing down on the air and the inversion beneath it.
    — Paul Duginski, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
  • Once the cleaner has been applied, attach a high-pressure nozzle to the pressure washer.
    — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026
  • Conditions will cool down after Thursday as the high-pressure system makes its way east.
    — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • White said this heat wave is a result of a high-pressure dome above Indianapolis, which is an area of warm air that sticks in place.
    — Morgan Womack, The Indianapolis Star, 30 May 2023
  • Start small Don't wait for a high-pressure situation to test this strategy.
    — Amy Morin, CNBC, 21 June 2026
  • Do not use a high-pressure setting or pressure washer, Flores cautions.
    — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 8 June 2026

high-pressure

2 of 2 verb
  • From there, high-pressure throws.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Kicking the ice or using a high-pressure car wash sprayer also can do damage.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • This is the sort of high-pressure challenge Mount relishes.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The latest heat wave was caused by a very strong high-pressure system that emerged along the West Coast.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Also, spray down watercraft and equipment with high-pressure hoses or rinse them off with water.
    — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
  • This is a high-pressure job with a demanding fan base and intense media attention.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Firefighters later used high-pressure fans to ventilate the home and remove any smoke or fumes.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The hike in the temperatures has been caused by a high-pressure ridge building over the southwestern desert.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Some entrepreneurs might slow down after 25 years in the high-pressure restaurant business.
    — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Suárez is adept at handling high-pressure situations.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The culprit is a stubborn high-pressure system stretching hundreds of miles, keeping the fog locked in place.
    — Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Players who use challenges too early may regret it later in high-pressure moments.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
  • These are powerful, high-pressure jobs, at least one of which involves running up and down the sidelines of a football field.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Pep Guardiola said this high-pressure, end-to-end style has made football more like basketball.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The entire southwest is under a high-pressure dome, which sounds like the plot of a Stephen King novel.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Even in the comically high-pressure kitchen, there was another lesson about time.
    — Raquel Reichard, Refinery29, 24 Sep. 2025
  • How does that person carry themselves in a high-pressure situation?
    — Melody Wilding, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • For firms seeking success in today’s high-pressure market, there are a few core imperatives.
    — Abdulla Belhoul, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The researchers used one gel to seal a hole at the base of a three-meter-long pipe that was filled with tap water to simulate a high-pressure water leak.
    — Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2025
  • By late August, the cycle had brought high-pressure air over the Atlantic, leading to the current lull.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
  • This hot, high-pressure water flows to a steam generator, transferring its heat to a secondary loop to produce steam.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Speed is all over the ice, the defense has shown poise in high-pressure situations and Caera Hart is solid in net.
    — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The pattern is known as a Rex block, which is when a strong high-pressure system sets up to the north and a low-pressure system is parked well to the south.
    — Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The setup is known as a Rex block, which occurs when a strong high-pressure system stalls to the north while a low-pressure system sits to the south.
    — Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Forecasts suggest smoke will linger across much of the Northeast through Friday, trapped by high-pressure systems.
    — Hannah Parry amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
  • That's especially important in client-facing or high-pressure roles.
    — Eli Rubel, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Small talk, especially with strangers, can also take its toll, as can high-pressure environments with work colleagues.
    — Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
  • With someone like Charles, whose world is incredibly high-pressure and constantly moving — and a big thing is trust.
    — Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The franchise that had played in more high-pressure football games than any other over the last seven seasons spent an entire year overwhelmed by big moments.
    — Sam McDowell December 15, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025
  • But the core is too deep for direct observation, and its high-pressure conditions are challenging to replicate in a lab.
    — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026

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