How to Use duress in a Sentence

duress

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  • He gave the information under duress.
  • 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
  • Matthew Stafford was under duress for much of the night.
    — Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Lowry found herself under duress in the bottom of the first.
    — Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 11 June 2022
  • The Raiders rushed four, and Brissett was not under duress.
    — David Furones, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Gabriel spent much of the game under duress and was sacked a season high six times.
    — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 31 Oct. 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
  • The idea of suing to void sales under duress only came about in the last 20 years, Brand said.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 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
  • Fields then had to escape the pocket and threw short of Olave under duress.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 30 Dec. 2019
  • And for the second game in a row, Matthew Stafford was under constant duress.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Good teams respond under this type of duress and build.
    — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 25 Oct. 2019
  • With the score tied at 24, Jones dropped a fourth-down ball in the flat that Howard through behind him under heavy duress.
    — G Smith, NOLA.com, 23 Sep. 2020
  • Now all of them have quit—but strictly on their own and under no duress.
    — Joseph N. Bell, Popular Mechanics, 5 May 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • Cass Tech put plenty of pressure on Moore, who was under duress much of the game.
    — Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press, 17 Oct. 2020
  • 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
  • Eli did his share of simply throwing the ball away under duress last year.
    — Jeff Jacobs, courant.com, 19 Sep. 2017
  • Wilson spent the better part of the game under heavy duress, pressured on 10 of his 19 dropbacks in the first half.
    — Steve Reed, courant.com, 12 Sep. 2021
  • Stroud has been under duress the entire game, as the Chiefs' defense has been all over the Texans the entire time.
    — James Brizuela, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
  • But he was forced to sign an agreement, under duress, to stay away from children.
    — David A. Hammer, NOLA.com, 17 Dec. 2020
  • Cincinnati went 0 for 13 on third down and Burrow spent much of the second half under duress.
    — Will Graves, baltimoresun.com, 15 Nov. 2020
  • While under duress, Cousins ran for two first downs and a career-high 41 rushing yards.
    — Andrew Krammer, Star Tribune, 13 Dec. 2020
  • And that was done in four days under duress to make a festival deadline.
    — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
  • But much of his time as ambassador has not been under duress.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Nov. 2019
  • The 47-year-old had a suicide note in his pocket which said he was fed up of living a life under duress.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India, 1 Aug. 2019
  • The sales themselves might have involved duress, with the owners forced into quick, unfavorable deals.
    — Fritz Kaegi, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Musk is flipping the traditional equation, in which Democrats vote to fund the government and Republicans feel compelled to do so under duress.
    — Hans Nichols, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025

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