pushed

Example Sentences

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"Players are not afraid to get stuck in. I would not be surprised to see a few cards - they do not want to be pushed around."

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Morgan and Rockefeller pushed a new, more abstract mindset.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

In recent decades, however, marine pollution and environmental decline have pushed Pinna nobilis toward extinction.

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

Betsie had just passed around a stew so artfully prepared you scarcely missed the meat when, without warning, Mr. Smit leaned back in his chair and pushed the button below the window.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom