How to Use push off in a Sentence

push off

verb
  • No more getting kicked or pushed off the bed in the middle of the night!
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2023
  • Is there a danger that the WTA’s concerns get pushed off to the side in this process?
    The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 27 Sep. 2023
  • It must have been pushed off a tree limb or the hands of the person dropping it.
    Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2023
  • And they didn’t get scolded or pushed off or told to get off.
    USA Today, 21 May 2025
  • And they didn’t get scolded or pushed off or told to get off.
    Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 3 June 2024
  • The collision happened at about 10:30 a.m. and caused the train to be pushed off the tracks, RT said.
    Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
  • Now, just days later, it’s been pushed off the throne—at least for the time being.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Now bound to your left by pushing off with your right leg.
    Greg Presto, Men's Health, 27 July 2023
  • Roll through each step from striking with the heel, rolling through the mid foot, and pushing off with the toes.
    Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Someone is pushed off a cliff and gets up without a scratch.
    Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Someone is pushed off a cliff and gets up without a scratch.
    Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
  • By Wednesday, the smoke should push off the East Coast and largely disperse.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 17 July 2023
  • Think of pushing off with the back foot rather than overextending the lead foot.
    Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 29 July 2024
  • Dan dan noodles were pushed off the menu in favor of the new cheesy tortilla dish.
    Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
  • The move will push off the prospect of a no-confidence vote in the House of Commons until this time.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Most of those who were pushed off course were able to continue.
    Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2023
  • The Piano Man has to push off several of his 2025 tour dates.
    Piet Levy, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The Piano Man has to push off several of his 2025 tour dates.
    Piet Levy, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Others use points of contact along the pliable body to push off of bumps on the ground, the sides of passages, or tree bark.
    National Geographic, 23 Apr. 2020
  • Before Thatcher Demko could push off the strongside post, Geekie one-timed the puck home to give the Bruins a 2-0 lead.
    Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Some have pushed off day jobs or moved near to the Washington, DC, courthouse.
    WIRED, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Kevin Durant dribbled once and pushed off his left leg toward the rim.
    Doug Haller, The Athletic, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The storm threat will largely cease during the overnight hours as thunderstorms push off the coast and out over the Atlantic.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN, 26 June 2024
  • When that happens, all the high-meadow remnants of the Ice Age will be pushed off the top of the mountain and disappear.
    Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
  • Byrne stood on the stool, huffing like a tennis player, then lay on the floor, pushing off the wall like a swimmer.
    Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The future of those who have been pushed off their lands is highly uncertain.
    Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2023
  • How to do it: Kneel on top of your partner, pushing off your partner's chest and sliding up and down their thighs.
    Jessica Migala, Women's Health, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The Achilles tendon is the attachment between the calf muscle and the bottom of the foot which allows for the motion of pushing off.
    Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2023
  • One is an inability to get out of a deep couch or chair, especially one that doesn’t have arms to push off of; the other is a sharp decline in handwriting quality.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2025
  • There’s something wonderfully timeless about pushing off from shore in a canoe as the paddles dip quietly through calm water as dragonflies skim by.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 29 June 2025

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