How to Use move it in a Sentence

move it

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  • There is no way our kids are strong enough to move it, let alone pull it down on themselves.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
  • The Zip has a rear propeller to move it fore and aft and side thrusters.
    Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • If a package sits in the wrong place or waits for a person to move it to the next step, the whole process can slow down.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • That’s a feature, not a bug, of spinoffs, which don’t so much solve a problem as move it and magnify it.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • That means the mix in your mouth today is not fixed, and habits move it in one direction or the other over time.
    Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • In many states, if a resident fails to move their home in time, the park owner may repossess the home or move it.
    Cassie Powell, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Once the plant perks back up, move it to its permanent, sunnier home and water it thoroughly.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
  • After it is finished blooming, move it to a cool, sunny place with indirect light.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
  • This handheld microfiber duster is designed to fit right into nooks and crannies to pick up dirt rather than just move it around.
    Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2026
  • All of these things can soften poop and move it through your system more smoothly—which helps keep those nearby blood vessels calm and cool.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The solution was to lift the whole building and move it on top of a different foundation.
    Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The next important step is to unplug the refrigerator and move it away from the wall.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Perhaps more adjustability on the seat to move it further back would fix all those issues.
    New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Surgeons control it with magnets and move it through blood vessels to place medicine exactly where it is needed.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025
  • If your car breaks down, move it off the road if possible, use emergency flashers, and call 911.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
  • While thyme can tolerate some frost and snow, move it indoors during harsh weather if it’s grown in a container to keep it year-round.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The table has a locking mechanism to keep it in place, and the ottoman also has wheels to easily move it from room to room.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Users can easily lift it up and move it from one pitch to another without having to rebuild anything, even with the fly on.
    New Atlas, 28 June 2026
  • In the coming months, the stakeholders pushing this draft could decide to drop it, resolve certain aspects or move it forward as is.
    Ryan Green, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Slide the be-socked yardstick under the refrigerator and move it back and forth to pick up dust, dirt, and other fine particles.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Let the plant recover in bright, indirect or dappled sunlight for a week, then gradually move it back into more light.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
  • Action helps take that negative energy and move it into doing something that will make for more positive changes.
    Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The developer, Michael Baumann, offered to pay to chop out the circle and move it elsewhere.
    Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
  • If your vehicle breaks down, move it off the road if possible, turn on emergency flashers, and call 911.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2025
  • As the tree grows, gradually move it into an 18 to 24-inch pot to accommodate its expanding roots.
    Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Potting and Repotting Lemon Trees After your seedling has produced four true leaves, move it into a 4-inch pot.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
  • An international team of researchers has now advanced this technology with a breakthrough that could move it closer to large-scale production.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Hold the skin taut, position the epilator at a 90-degree angle, and move it slowly against the direction of hair growth without pressing too hard.
    Iman Balagam, Vogue, 17 July 2026
  • The union wants to keep the draft at 20 rounds, move it to June, and allow college players eligibility after their sophomore year.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Abby Beck said at Monday’s meeting that the city had marketed it for sale to move it or save pieces of it, but the request generated no interest.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025

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