propel

Example Sentences

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Jose Luis Abalos is a disgraced ex-Socialist heavyweight, a former transport minister who helped propel Sanchez to power in 2018.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The television genre is showing no signs of loosening its grip on viewers, who have helped propel series into sprawling universes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

But history is the unseen guest at every table; the country remains haunted by the memory of the hyperinflation that devastated the economy in the 1920s and helped propel the Nazis to power.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

That $19,000 could propel her rather than hold her back.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

The wind tugged at my skirts and seemed to propel me along.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu