How to Use pressing in a Sentence

pressing

adjective
  • There are too many more pressing needs, says Lopez.
    — Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 4 Dec. 2025
  • But the health issues seem to be more pressing.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The most pressing question was what to do about the baguette.
    — Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2022
  • What is the most pressing question on your mind right now?
    — Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • For now, the most pressing issue is where the team will play.
    — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2025
  • But of course something much more pressing than awards is at stake.
    — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The texts became phone calls, each more pressing than the last.
    — Alana Evans, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • But there’s a question that’s far more pressing than all the what-ifs.
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 27 May 2026
  • And that’s the more pressing issue.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • But Yang did not let this very pressing issue die.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our day.
    — Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2022
  • Perhaps the most pressing need is to get the two sides talking.
    — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2022
  • The state has few answers for how to fix its most pressing problems.
    — Kara Wetzel, Time, 9 Oct. 2021
  • But the more pressing question is not how much money came in.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Rather he is faced with a more pressing loss — that of his memory.
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2024
  • One of the most pressing questions has to do with the scale of the problem.
    — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2022
  • But the more pressing question might be what this means for the country as a whole.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 24 June 2022
  • Aren’t there people with problems more pressing than this who could use the cash?
    — Ted Anthony, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Let’s get after it with the most pressing question first.
    — Dan Woike, New York Times, 21 June 2026
  • Like, climate change is the most pressing issue!
    — Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 18 Nov. 2025
  • This is one of the most pressing questions in obesity medicine right now.
    — Allison Palmer updated June 13, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026
  • This is one of the most pressing questions in obesity medicine right now.
    — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
  • Access to housing stood out as one of the most pressing concerns.
    — J.m. Banks march 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The more pressing concern was the downturn in the art market.
    — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
  • And yet, the most pressing concern might just be keeping the Dodgers at bay.
    — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
  • So while the Yankees have more pressing issues, first base makes the list.
    — Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2024
  • But maybe no questions are more pressing than how to handle defense.
    — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 1 Apr. 2026
  • That growth is one of this team’s most pressing questions heading into next year.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 23 June 2026

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