How to Use propel in a Sentence

propel

verb

• The train is propelled by steam.
• He grabbed him and propelled him through the door.
• The hot start propelled the Sparks to an early 9-2 lead.
  — Andrés Soto, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
• Strong winds propelled the blaze to the resort town of Jasper Wednesday evening.
  — Axios, 25 July 2024
• The monthly shows propelled Joel to the record for the most MSG performances of any artist.
  — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 28 July 2024
• So, where did Johnson come from, and what propelled him to City Hall?
  — Justin Klawans, The Week, 9 Apr. 2023
• Her instinct — the same thing that propelled her from the state Senate to Congress — was to fight.
  — Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2023
• Both became more well known as the Internet propelled them in the 2000s.
  — Daniel Scheffler, Spin, 19 Sep. 2023
• As a people, Americans were the tallest in the world by the 1800s, propelled by abundant land and cheap food.
  — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
• And if this new Oregon wine recipe propels the Bluehorn Blue to greater heights?
  — Michael Alberty | , oregonlive, 6 May 2023
• Now stand and squeeze your glutes; this will propel the bell forward.
  — Men's Health, 7 July 2023
• Stand tall and squeeze your glutes; this will propel the dumbbell forward.
  — Juan Guadarrama, Men's Health, 21 Dec. 2022
• But Jack, Nellie, and Manny are the ones who propel the story.
  — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Dec. 2022
• Then a second gunman kicks him in the side, followed by a third, propelling him to the ground.
  — Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2023
• And more mass requires more fuel to propel that extra mass through the air… and so on.
  — Eva Botkin-Kowacki, Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2023
• Force’s car went across the track’s center line and struck the left concrete guard wall before it was propelled to the right guard wall.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024
• But a strong showing in the LIT could propel Male back up the rankings into the title hunt.
  — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 11 Jan. 2023
• Since the start of the year, abnormal heat propelled the cherry trees to an early bloom.
  — Harry Stevens, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
• On the downstroke, air hits the bottom of the wing and is deflected past the bird, propelling it forward.
  — Sarah Wells, Popular Mechanics, 9 Aug. 2023
• Transit leaders said the grant will help to propel Metro toward that goal.
  — Justin George, Washington Post, 26 June 2023
• Curiosity and the need for cash propelled me through the door and into a dingy office.
  — Carmel Breathnach, New York Times, 8 July 2023
• Also, that propels the truth for Daisy, which is that the Billy that would be available to her is always the worst Billy.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2023
• But even then, the game was propelling me to look at and rethink my surroundings.
  — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023
• The Shahed flies slowly, propelled by a piston engine with a top speed of 115 miles per hour.
  — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 21 Apr. 2023
• The grief and shock of the tragedy propelled the filmmakers into an unknown creative realm.
  — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
• His approach to cooking is propelled by a sense of purpose and calm within the kitchen that allows the food to speak for itself.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
• That propels the aluminum-and-carbon-fiber chassis from a dead stop to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds.
  — Sean Evans, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
• There is nothing wrong with wanting that quick dopamine rush to propel you forward.
  — Julie Hruska, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• The retreat follows a heady period both for the industry and the billionaires, whose gains in wealth propelled them into the same league as tech and finance moguls like Elon Musk and Warren Buffett.
  — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Europe, 28 Oct. 2024
• That combination of low corporate tax rates and loose regulation would likely bolster corporate profits and propel the stock market higher, experts said.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024