exert pressure

Examples (10)

• The bandage needs to be tight enough to exert pressure on the wound.
• Lobbyists often try to exert pressure on politicians to change laws.
• You shouldn't exert undue pressure on yourself to succeed immediately.
• The gas will exert pressure on the walls of the container.
• The UN decided to exert diplomatic pressure on the warring factions.
• Parents sometimes exert too much pressure on their children to get good grades.
• Shareholders began to exert pressure on the board to resign.
• The hydraulic system uses fluid to exert pressure on the brakes.
• Peer groups can exert significant pressure on adolescents.
• Rising inflation will exert pressure on the central bank to raise rates.