How to Use push it in a Sentence
push it
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There’s no need to push it more than that.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
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Democrats don't have the votes to push it through on their own.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
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Go hook up your favorite buzzer and push it.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Stand behind the door, push it open, and voilà!
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
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This is progress and to push it away is to fail your classroom.
—Joe Toscano, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
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The Angels won’t push it, though.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026
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Simply add frozen fruit to the chute, and use the plunger to push it through.
—Laura Denby, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
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Pan ran upstairs with an idea to push it further.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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The instinct to push it down and keep moving.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Smith got just enough to push it over the wall to make it 1-0 in the fourth.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2024
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Big waves pull it offshore, and smaller waves push it along the coast.
—David R. Montgomery, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2024
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A lot of my friends push it a little too hard and go till 5 or 6.
—Michelle Woo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
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Load the kayak in the J-cradle and push it up the rails to the rack.
—Field & Stream Commerce Team, Field & Stream, 23 Jan. 2023
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And if a shark tries to bite you, hit the shark in the eyes and gills or on the snout to push it away.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
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Simply twist out the old drain, drop the new one in, and push it down to fit it snugly.
—Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 30 June 2026
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Both groups want more than the current system offers and could push it out of its rut.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
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Attach some bands to the sled for support, lean against it, and push it in reverse.
—Men's Health, 6 Jan. 2023
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Then, flip it backwards to match the curve of your head and push it further to secure it.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2026
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The bells and whistles branding has been removed to try and keep the price down, not push it up.
—Mark Littler, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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The Cubs aren’t going to push it with Thornton.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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Clip the front casing onto the backplate and push it in to secure it.
—Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
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The numbers are so staggering that our brains almost want to push it away.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2023
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Lower the bar to your chest, and then push it back to the starting position.
—Brett Williams, Men's Health, 7 Dec. 2022
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When his ferry arrived on the island, his van broke, and a friend had to help push it off the boat.
—Max Marshall, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026
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Next, take your hot dog sans bun and gently push it into the chicken bake sandwich.
—Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2023
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The suction can often dislodge the blockage and push it through.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
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Oil has a smoke point — push it too far and flavors turn bitter; keep it too low and the puris absorb oil.
—Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Place the center of the circular pod over the mouthpiece and push it into place.
—Good Housekeeping, 28 Mar. 2023
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And so the money gets smaller, the ability to push it out there gets smaller.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
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Just push it through, twist, and lift it back out to easily remove the center of your apple.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2023
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