How to Use depress in a Sentence
depress
verb
- We were all depressed by the loss.
- The news seemed to depress him a little.
- The doctor will depress your tongue and look at your throat.
- Depress the “shift” key on your keyboard.
- I don't mean to depress you, but there's no way we can win.
- You shouldn't let this kind of problem depress you.
- These changes could depress the economy.
- Slowly depress the car's brake pedal.
- Market conditions are likely to depress earnings in the next quarter.
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The fundraising market had been depressed in most sectors for much of the year.
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Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
16 June 2023
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Maybe he's depressed his wife cares more about money than him.
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Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
16 Feb. 2023
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The studio noted that outbreaks of the flu and a cold front across much of the country may have depressed ticket sales.
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Brent Lang,
Variety,
10 Dec. 2023
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Few things depress me more than going to sleep in an unmade bed.
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New York Times,
18 Feb. 2022
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That, plus the prospect of extended war in the region, will depress investment flows in the Middle East.
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Byalan Murray and Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2023
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Some people who are depressed are very good at hiding it.
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Philip Ellis,
Men's Health,
2 May 2023
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Scientists have known the river’s runs have been depressed for years.
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oregonlive,
1 Apr. 2023
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Global oil prices, which soared in the first half of the year, have since dropped sharply on fears that a global recession will depress demand.
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Hanna Ziady,
CNN,
5 Oct. 2022
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The rescuer inserts the spray tip into the patient’s nostril and depresses the plunger.
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Noah Weiland,
New York Times,
3 Sep. 2023
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There isn’t a news broadcast on TV that doesn’t start out with a grim story, something to depress you, something to worry about.
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Stephanie Hayes,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Sep. 2022
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Studies are mixed on whether the move would depress voter turnout, but the idea has lots of support from both Democrats and Republicans.
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cleveland,
13 Dec. 2022
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Like, are they supposed to be depressed over the fact that things never change despite our optimism?
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
19 Dec. 2023
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But with Curaleaf’s share price tumbling and cannabis prices depressed, the company walked away from three of the biggest markets in the country.
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Mike Rogoway,
Anchorage Daily News,
16 July 2023
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Shape meat into a round patty and slightly depress the center with your thumb (to get a more even patty once it’s cooked).
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cleveland,
28 Aug. 2023
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The move would also depress the price of Russia's oil benchmark Ural, which has only risen on the back of Western bans, phase-outs, and sanctions.
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Sophie Mellor,
Fortune,
28 June 2022
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There was a bit of a lag between depressing the pedal and the artificial din of an LFA’s 4.8-liter V10 revving up, but the concept was clear.
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Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas News,
15 June 2023
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These are all doing more to depress Disney’s share price (which is down nearly 7% year-over-year) than the struggles with its latest movies.
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Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
5 July 2023
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With your thumb, slightly depress the center of each patty, pushing the extra meat toward the edges.
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Tribune News Service,
cleveland,
18 Apr. 2022
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Simply place the drill bit in the center of the screw head as centered as possible and, with the drill in reverse, lightly depress the drill's trigger to slowly spin the bit.
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Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Aug. 2022
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His failure to make it as an actor depressed him, family said.
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Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Nov. 2023
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Woodrow Wilson having a stroke and other leaders who've been depressed.
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CBS News,
29 Mar. 2023
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