pushed

Example Sentences

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During a marathon in 2023, Sinfield pushed Burrow in a wheelchair along the course before carrying him over the finish line.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Mr. Hernández has a febrile energy that finds him bounding around the stage with a convincingly youthful, manic intensity, as if new love has pushed his adrenaline into overdrive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

According to the study, the extreme heat pushed glacier snowlines nearly 350 feet higher in elevation.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

As the ecology director at the nonprofit Climate Revolution Action Network, the 20-year-old has helped put a stop to multiple data centers across New Jersey and pushed for ordinances to ban their construction altogether.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

Little Britches pushed back her bonnet, and bounced in teacher’s chair.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck