How to Use compression in a Sentence

compression

noun
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  • The phone pocket in the compression shorts is also a nice idea.
    — Isaiah Freeman-Schub, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Your compression faucet should now be leakproof and good as new.
    — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 30 June 2023
  • Listen to the compression on his voice on some of those big ballads in ’57.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The wrap offers five areas of compression, which reach from the belly through the waist and hips.
    — Maya Polton, Parents, 14 Mar. 2024
  • So, Amelia did the next best thing — chest compressions — while yelling to her mom, who was upstairs, to call 911.
    — Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2023
  • Use a caliper compression tool, shown here, or a C clamp to retract the piston.
    — Jeff Dengate, Popular Mechanics, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Carvalho said that a gasp was not the same as breathing and told her to keep up the compressions.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2023
  • If the wheels are engaged with the engine through the transmission, there's still the compression of a gas in the cylinders.
    — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 7 July 2023
  • The leggings have the perfect amount of compression, and the sports bra is both easy to get on but very supportive.
    — Dana Leigh Smith, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The deputies don’t respond, and the one rendering aid calls for a compression patch under the teen’s armpit and starts CPR.
    — Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The slight compression offers the body plenty of support during the fourth trimester.
    — Nikita Charuza, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The outside of the suit is made out of compression fabric, and the inside features power mesh that holds you in all the right places.
    — Maya Polton Updated, Parents, 10 Aug. 2023
  • By the time Tom was able to get his kids on the phone, members of the flight crew were already performing chest compressions.
    — Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The tights are high-rise, made with ultra compression, and feature a pocket on each hip.
    — Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Chest compressions are meant to imitate the heart's function of pushing blood to organs of the body.
    — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
  • An autopsy ruled Neely’s death a homicide due to compression of the neck.
    — Jake Offenhartz, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2023
  • There are also compression straps to help free up space and keep everything in place.
    — Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Make sure to consider the compression of the seat cushion when seated.
    — Kaitlyn McInnis, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2023
  • Stuff the main compartment with clothes, then use the exterior compression straps to seal it all in.
    — Chadner Navarro, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Deputies arrived to find Cyrus lying on his back as a bystander did chest compressions.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN, 31 May 2023
  • Then, two compression straps on each side provide a secure fit.
    — Maya Polton, Parents, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Add alcohol or pot to fuel the resurgence of old feelings and loosen the tongue, then let the heavy compression of the timeline, just a weekend or even a night, do the rest.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 5 June 2023
  • The cubes even have compression capability to fit more in the suitcase.
    — Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Start chest compressions: Place your hands in the center of the victim’s chest, directly between the nipples.
    — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The Away suitcase is made up of two large clamshell sections, with a zippered compression net on one side and a mesh pocket divider on the other.
    — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The first snap featured Wade wearing a post surgery bra, as well as a compression bandage and surgical drains.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
  • The sports bra features a crisscross back paired with high-waisted compression shorts that have a subtle ruching detail in the back.
    — Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2023
  • These have more lightweight compression compared to other shapewear shorts on this list.
    — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
  • They're also made with a high-stretch spandex, which adds compression to support your legs and stomach.
    — Lily Wohlner, Women's Health, 18 July 2023
  • All that compression doesn’t make these the best pick for a day of running errands or hanging around the house — these are performance pants, not all-day leggings.
    — Sara Gaynes Levy, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023

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