How to Use push in a Sentence

push

1 of 2 verb

• He pushed her out of the way.
• The bulldozer pushed the rubble over the edge of the pit.
• Do you want to push the shopping cart?
• He slowly pushed the door open.
• She pushed back her chair and stood up.
• He was pushed off the sidewalk into the street.
• She pushed her wet hair back from her face.
• He pushed me into the table.
• She pushed him aside and marched into the boss's office.
• No matter how hard I pushed, I couldn't move the boulder.
• In the video the woman and others laugh as the men push the truck out of the beach.
  — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
• The ranges are the high pressure ridge in the mid-Atlantic and the trough of low pressure pushed by the jet stream.
  — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2023
• We were told to push our feelings down, not to embrace them.
  — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
• Muffins are done when top springs back when pushed with finger.
  — Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 13 Apr. 2024
• The Cleveland man then swung his fists at the mother, who was trying to push him away.
  — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 22 July 2023
• The woman alleged that Gooding Jr. blocked the door, pushed her onto the bed and raped her twice.
  — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 6 June 2023
• One person was pushed over a railing and fell on their head, Awad said.
  — Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
• Friedman has pushed the Dodgers’ chips into the middle of the table.
  — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2024
• Every one of them is pushing the world of wine forward, both in the West and beyond.
  — Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 15 Nov. 2023
• Here are some of the policy ideas Biden mentioned or the White House pushed Thursday.
  — Evan Halper, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
• The caller reported that a man may have pushed his wife out of her wheelchair.
  — Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023
• The reality is that a ton of folks push through no matter what, Dr. Seng says.
  — Alyssa Sparacino, SELF, 19 Mar. 2024
• This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle’s weight can push water out of the way.
  — Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2024
• Wiegand pushed the boy to the finish line, where they were met by cheering fans and members of the media.
  — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2023
• But no one minded if the Theater pushed back 50 minutes so comics could cheer on the fights outside.
  — Julie Seabaugh, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
• But a real safety net was those scripts, having the comedic beats that were all written out to push.
  — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2023
• And yet, each of those days produced a wonderful show, as the sun never failed to push away the gloom before lunchtime.
  — Jerry Rice, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
• The Indians opened with five straight points, as baskets from Jeremiah Askew and Webb pushed the lead back to 53-41.
  — Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2024
• As the water evaporates, it’s pushed out of the device as a water vapor.
  — Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2024
• So why aren’t developers and politicians doing more to push these types of conversion projects?
  — Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024

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push

2 of 2 noun

• And there's a new push to ban some of those harmful substances.
  — Emily Nadal, Parents, 23 Oct. 2023
• The push to a return-to-office (RTO) will be replaced by a pull.
  — Amy Edmondson, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2024
• The impending loss added an extra push for Mayzes on the track.
  — I.c. Murrell, Arkansas Online, 14 May 2023
• Paired with a 7-speed transmission, the Q5 S-Line was quiet on the road, yet peppy at the push of the gas pedal.
  — cleveland, 26 Aug. 2023
• There is no internet and nobody is making a push to end the war.
  — Sami Zayara, ABC News, 17 Nov. 2023
• A lot of times, the beat pushes (rappers) in a certain direction.
  — Journal Sentinel, 16 May 2023
• Medvedev again felt the Alcaraz pressure at 1-1 in the fourth, needing to save three break points to fend off another push.
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2023
• Two of the people said that Saudi’s new investment push is likely to take off in the second half of 2024.
  — Rob Copeland, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
• Instruct them to remove their finger and give it a little push.
  — Rachelle Doorley, Parents, 16 Aug. 2023
• In Fresno, the push for the ban was led at first by Sikh residents, whose religion rejects the idea of castes.
  — Jeong Park, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
• That push proved to be essential as neither team put together a big scoring run the rest of the way.
  — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
• Despite the cloud push, Netflix hasn’t slowed down its efforts in the mobile gaming space.
  — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 13 Nov. 2023
• With the push of a button and about five minutes of usage five times a week, your skin should look and feel refreshed within weeks.
  — Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
• The push is led by an owner with deep pockets and a deep interest in the sport, and a growing and affluent area.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2023
• Whatever the objective, the Russians’ push here has also drawn them closer to the barrels of the 3rd Tank Brigade.
  — Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
• This simple fact is often masked by how often — and for what — the pill is prescribed, and by the push to make the pill accessible over the counter.
  — Kayla Bartsch, National Review, 28 Jan. 2024
• In the final push before the big day, even Father Christmas — dressed in his iconic bright red, floor-length robe — is on hand to lighten the load.
  — Kate Brady, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2023
• An appeals court judge rebuffed Trump’s push to pause the New York trial, but agreed to leave him in control of his holdings for now.
  — Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2023
• Meta started testing the feature as part of a broader safety push.
  — Emma Roth, The Verge, 3 Aug. 2023
• The discounts are the same, and the company has invested in pickup and delivery, with a big push about four years ago.
  — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2023
• But experts say there has been a bigger push since the pandemic ended.
  — Brad Mielke, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2023
• Joy's daughter crowned in less than 30 minutes and in three pushes after that, her daughter was born.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
• The cocking crank is integrated into the bow and can be released with the simple push of a button.
  — Tony Hansen, Field & Stream, 3 Aug. 2023
• In Canada, health officials have been casting a wary eye on the push to import from their country.
  — Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2024
• Concern that there were enough SROs downtown, or too many, merged with a push for a more gentrified, vibrant city core.
  — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2023
• Right now, the push and pull is really a political push and pull, rather than just anything else.
  — CBS News, 10 Dec. 2023
• Call it ‘Veganuary’ By now, most of us have heard of Dry January, the push to abstain from alcohol for the first month of the year.
  — Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2024
• Fast cash Like anywhere in the world, there are push factors for crime, including inequality and a lack of jobs.
  — David McKenzie, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
• While there was a push to empty the adoption kennels that are being renovated, there are more dogs at the shelter.
  — Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2024
• Indeed, the finance sector has long been leading the back-to-office push, with varied levels of success.
  — Jane Thier, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024