push
Example Sentences
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Some were carrying bags or pushing carts filled with basic necessities, while others just had envelopes filled with cash.
From Barron's
When the marriage proposal from the family watching her at football practice came, Nisha pushed back.
From BBC
Yee, a former state party vice chair, pushed back forcefully, saying pressure to drop out of the race “would just be undemocratic.”
From Los Angeles Times
Among primary schools, the push for more practical school uniforms is largely to encourage physical activity and play.
From BBC
"We are a society that pride ourselves on continuing to work hard and going higher and pushing higher," Nielsen says.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.