How to Use push-button in a Sentence

push-button

1 of 2 adjective
  • Many blenders feature push-button controls, which are easy to use but not so easy to clean.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
  • This is the style of push-button managing the Dodgers use that drives me crazy.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • They’re designed with a push-button lid and angled spout that prevent spills.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
  • But the Zip does not have a push-button ignition system.
    — Graham Averill, Outside, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Once assembled, the patio heater was very easy to use with thanks to a push-button ignition.
    — Jessica Comstock, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2023
  • Plus, the classic push-button design means no spilling at the table or on the picnic blanket.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 May 2025
  • The device works with most routers and can be connected using a push-button pairing process.
    — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
  • One of my rooms has a push-button on/off switch paired with a separate slider to control brightness.
    — Larry Magid, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
  • The heavy doors extend beyond arm’s reach and the push-button opening and small closing hold are awkward.
    — James Raia, Mercury News, 26 July 2026
  • The twist cap feels more secure than the original’s janky push-button lid, and the dual-slip design is chef’s kiss.
    — Simon Hill, Wired News, 11 July 2025
  • There’s a push-button option to tilt the umbrella and hand-crank for popping the umbrella up and down.
    — Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Today, most new vehicles come with push-button start, freeing up the space that car keys once occupied.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The roof is a manual Sky Slider design that feels a lot more on-brand than a numb push-button.
    — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The Owala water bottle has a leakproof design, push-button opening, and a carry loop.
    — Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
  • There’s a push-button ignitor on the left side and a power button for the digital display on the right.
    — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The hood has push-button controls to operate the three-speed fan and its two LED lights.
    — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2023
  • Look for a unit with push-button ignition, a one-touch shut-off, and automatic shut-off if the unit tips over or overheats.
    — John Sass, Field & Stream, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The car’s features include push-button doors and front-wheel hubs that remained static while the wheels and tires rotated around them.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Not quite as extreme is the console series of braking and reversing levers combined with a push-button starter.
    — James Raia, The Mercury News, 6 Oct. 2024
  • The lens ships with front and rear caps, a reversible hood with a push-button release for its bayonet lock, and a soft carrying pouch.
    — PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The trigger Action mug, meanwhile, was outfitted with a push-button, leak-proof lid.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The rear seat can also fold flat quickly with push-button functionality and is six-way power-adjustable.
    — James Raia, Mercury News, 9 June 2025
  • The push-button flip top is super satisfying and convenient with one hand, and the leakproof handle makes transport easy and fret-free.
    — Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Note that the base Sorento uses a physical key; upgrade to the S model for a push-button start.
    — Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The all-in-one set includes a push-button electric wine opener, foil cutter, aerator/pourer, and two wine stoppers.
    — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The company highlighted push-button and syringe-like options, too.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Our enclosures, our frames, are push-button connect, color coded, and very simple to put together.
    — Scott Kramer, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
  • It’s bolstered by an easy-to-use push-button ignition and reliably even heat distribution.
    — Nathan Borchelt, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2023
  • Once key fobs are present in new vehicles, drivers can start their engines using push-button start instead of turning a key in the ignition.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The push-button operates the flyback function at 8 o’clock, which also resets the hands to zero when the chronograph is stopped.
    — Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025

push button

2 of 2 noun
  • This mower starts with a pull cord rather than an electric push button start.
    — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2023
  • The push button starter provides some race-car flavor.
    — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Ernie pushes buttons on the machine and steps on the gas pedal.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 2 Apr. 2020
  • Ernie pushes buttons on the machine and steps on the gas peddle.
    — cleveland, 2 Apr. 2020
  • Did that change your thinking about comedy and who gets made fun of and how and when to push buttons?
    — David Marchese, New York Times, 4 May 2024
  • The Watch Fit 5 Pro comes equipped with a crown and one push button.
    — Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
  • Each table has a hot water dispenser for tea and a push button to call the server.
    — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Aug. 2021
  • The four entered a control room, fought the staff members there and pushed buttons that opened the front door.
    — Washington Post, 22 July 2019
  • Access to the third row is easy, though, with a push button that tilts and slides the second-row seats out of the way.
    — Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 6 Jan. 2023
  • And the key fob has to be within a few feet of the push button — usually inside the car.
    — Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2023
  • Do the push buttons for pedestrians at some city crosswalks do anything at all?
    — Arnessa Garrett, Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2019
  • Eaton invented a four-inch touchless tool to push buttons and turn door handles.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 14 Apr. 2020
  • There are also push buttons below the dash to adjust the blade speed and turn the headlight on or off.
    — Brandon Russell, Popular Mechanics, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The closure, set with gemstones, has a mauve sapphire push button at its center.
    — Ashley Wong, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2023
  • It is equipped with push button ignition and variable-heat control knob.
    — cleveland, 16 Sep. 2020
  • Even the cash register is a relic of the past with its big push buttons and wooden drawer.
    — Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 20 June 2026
  • On the interest side, banks pull levers and push buttons to make the best of any rate environment.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2024
  • The lid is designed with a push button, which also doubles as a handle, to provide the best seal.
    — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The push button radio start-stop is nearly hidden behind the steering wheel.
    — James Raia, The Mercury News, 14 July 2024
  • Additionally, there are three free-swinging rings and soft push buttons on the disc.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 14 May 2026
  • And using a push button instead of a touchscreen to navigate can become agony.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2019
  • The leakproof cap opens with a simple push button mechanism, unlike bottles that have to be unscrewed.
    — Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Benepe would grasp the fake switch’s bright-red lever and pull it up, as Marsden and a colleague rushed to push buttons on their laptops.
    — Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The mop swivels left, right, up, and down and is flexible, with a push button on the handle to release more spray if and when needed.
    — Lauren Finney Harden, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Many KitchenAid stick blenders have a push button where the handle and blending arm come together.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Luckily, a lower price doesn’t mean cheap, these fish finders are built tough with sturdy housing and durable push buttons.
    — Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
  • Additionally, the wall control is wide and features easy-to-use push buttons.
    — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 May 2023
  • There is also no need for matches thanks to the grill’s push button ignition that instantly ignites the grill.
    — Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2023
  • All have easy access to the standard third row, as one push button scoots and tilts the second-row seat out of the way for access to the rearmost bench.
    — Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 9 Aug. 2023
  • From there, a pair of large push buttons are attached to a standard desk, which a player can hit with their pedaling leg's knee to steer left or right.
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 17 May 2018

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