It was dark out, and the crowd pressed in around him.
A crowd was pressing forward, people he'd never seen before.
"The crowds will press if you leave here," someone said.
He looked at the crowd pressing against the fence before him.
But just at this moment the crowd pressed them together and their hands accidentally met.
The crowd was too dense and pressing to allow any more room.
Jesus was aware of her touch even though the crowd were pressing all around him.
He looked around suspiciously at the crowd pressing in upon them.
There was no time to flee, especially with the crowds pressing in on them.
As he advanced down the street, the crowd parted and pressed back to make way for him.