How to Use pressurize in a Sentence

pressurize

verb
  • A pump is used to pressurize the fuel.
  • Don't let them pressurize you to do anything you don't want to do.
  • The system that pressurizes the airplane's cabin failed to operate correctly.
  • The air has been pressurized so that pilots can fly up to smoother skies.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • And military buildup cannot help it and cannot pressurize us.
    — CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • And military buildup cannot help it, and cannot pressurize us.
    — CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • So what happens to your body when an airplane cabin is not pressurized?
    — Aditi Shrikant, Vox, 21 Sep. 2018
  • Each Coke bottle serves as a reservoir for air, pressurized by a bike pump.
    — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 25 Jan. 2016
  • Other equipment would pressurize the gas and send it down a borehole.
    — Douglas Fox, Scientific American, 1 July 2021
  • Air is pressurized by an electric engine for the brake system.
    — Washington Post, 12 May 2018
  • Hot foods and liquids could be ejected when the pot is vented or while contents are pressurized.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The capsule is also pressurized, so it’s meant for passengers to be able to walk around.
    — Passant Rabie / Gizmodo, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
  • These suits are designed for liftoff and descents, and can be pressurized in case of an emergency.
    — Wired, 16 Oct. 2019
  • Maaz adds that pressurized air from the APU helps start the main engines.
    — Jennifer Prince, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Our fuel-air mixture, slightly pressurized, enters through the holes on one end.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2023
  • How would this knowledge pressurize your remaining days?
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The coupe’s steel spaceframe was replaced with an aluminum one, air pressurized to detect any stress failures.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2024
  • But warm beer and warm weather don't mix, so keep things cool and carbonated with this uKeg pressurized growler.
    — Popular Mechanics Shop Team, Popular Mechanics, 12 July 2018
  • There is nothing added to the tallow at any point during the process and the canister is pressurized simply with air.
    — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 May 2025
  • If the oxygen cylinders run out, this ventilator can use air in the cabin and pressurize it.
    — Christina MacKenzie, Popular Science, 30 Mar. 2020
  • Some experts warned if the cave where the boys are trapped is pressurized, then drilling a hole could simply have sucked water levels higher.
    — Jake Maxwell Watts, WSJ, 8 July 2018
  • That's why airplanes are pressurized — to keep us alive and comfortable throughout the journey.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Even its air-conditioning system can pressurize the buildings to keep out smoke and ash that could damage the art.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
  • In this test, the fuel tanks were filled with liquid nitrogen and then pressurized to levels seen during flight.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 27 Apr. 2020
  • Today, oil companies use the gas to squeeze more oil to the surface by pressurizing reservoirs.
    — Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 29 June 2019
  • The GrowGreen hose starts out at 17 feet long and once pressurized, expands to full length.
    — Kate Morgan, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The upper stage shell was thinned almost to the thickness of a soda can, just barely strong enough to keep the crew cabin pressurized.
    — Jamie Turner, cleveland.com, 17 July 2019
  • Max was pressurizing Daniel pretty hard.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • Helium is used to pressurize fuel for the thrusters, and a faulty rubber seal was suspected in the initial leak.
    — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 29 June 2024
  • The gas is then pressurized and pushed through a pipeline to other facilities downstream.
    — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026

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