How to Use push things in a Sentence

push things

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  • There was, of course, the hue and cry that the league should push things back.
    Ryan O’Halloran, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2020
  • Would Biden be able to push things like aid for Ukraine through the House?
    Luke McGee, CNN, 30 June 2024
  • Myles Garrett helped push things in that direction by calling on his teammates to take that step.
    Scott Patsko, cleveland, 9 Oct. 2021
  • Still, there's evidence Zimmer has become more willing to push things.
    Ben Goessling, Star Tribune, 12 Oct. 2020
  • Meanwhile, several research labs are seeking to push things even further.
    Washington Post, 3 May 2021
  • Substituting a dessert wine can push things too far in the cloyingly sweet direction.
    Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 13 Feb. 2021
  • To push things even further, Kuroda says the next step is to stack the pixel layer on top of the memory layer.
    IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2016
  • The more investment and progress that happens in the space, the more motivation there will be for others to join and push things forward.
    Cynthia Salarizadeh, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Still, the actress wanted to use this opportunity to push things a little further.
    New York Times, 20 July 2021
  • With the walk-and-talk as a jumping off point, Homa is eager to see the Tour and its partners do even more to push things forward.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Changes to zoning laws and streamlining building permit approvals may also help push things in the right direction.
    Emmie Martin, Cfp®, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
  • They wouldn't have been called for a 10-second violation if a shot clock was only that long, since both teams like to get out and run and push things to the rim.
    Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The silver lining in losing by 40 rather than four is that Lillard did not push things in the fourth quarter, providing his knee some extra rest.
    oregonlive, 23 Mar. 2021
  • The driving route laid out by the car's navigation system included three charging stops, but the on-board computers tended push things to the limit.
    Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 29 July 2022
  • And now, the company is looking to push things a step further, by working on a new 2+2 roadster that will offer even better mileage and performance.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 24 Nov. 2022
  • However, this puts significant pressure on companies that have been content to push things under the rug and force out dissenting voices.
    Claire Schmidt, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Kendall had the chance to push things toward Jimenez (and, more importantly, away from Mencken and his fascist tendencies), but opted against it.
    Evan Romano, Men's Health, 16 May 2023
  • Plus, staying hydrated allows the cilia in the nose to do their job and push things like bacteria and viruses out of the sinuses, which also can prevent infection.
    Amanda Rock, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • Another possibility might be to push things in the opposite direction.
    Keelah Williams, The Conversation, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The change is currently slated to take effect in May 2022, but the coronavirus pandemic may push things back even further.
    Maren Estrada, BGR, 8 Mar. 2021
  • Soon after coming to office, Biden indicated his wish for the war in Yemen to end—though the United States did very little to push things along.
    Joost Hiltermann, Foreign Affairs, 1 Aug. 2023
  • For the Apple Watch Series 6, though, Apple didn’t stop at just one bill-topping enhancement, but tried to push things even further with a host of new features.
    Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, 24 Sep. 2020
  • However, in the present business environment there is a mandate to push things further and the idea of constant metamorphosis inside the world’s leading organizations is top of mind.
    Billee Howard, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Having a quarterback performing at the level Herbert has maintained certainly adds to Staley’s willingness to push things.
    Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Lil cutie baby dinosaurs abound here, and narration by David Attenborough and a score by Hans Zimmer push things into a lush, meditative zone.
    New York Times, 2 June 2022
  • The new law banning single-use bags is currently slated to take effect in May 2022, but there’s always a chance that the coronavirus pandemic may push things back a bit further.
    Maren Estrada, BGR, 28 May 2021
  • El Niño could sputter, and other manifestations of natural variability could intervene to push things onto a different course.
    Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 14 Dec. 2014
  • Ditto Paramount+, which, like Peacock, also has an annoying habit of using its most valuable real estate — the very top of the home page — to push things that are still days or weeks away from premiering on the platform.
    Vulture, 27 Oct. 2023
  • These newer, fresher entrants tend to push things in different sonic directions than their immediate predecessors, increasingly favoring broader styles and genre touchpoints over the familiar, arguably stagnating sound of reggaetón.
    Gary Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2022
  • But this type of budgetary implosion will continue to happen, disrupting important governmental activities and services to citizens, especially the more economically fragile, who can’t simply push things off.
    Erik Sherman, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024

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