How to Use push-button in a Sentence
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Many blenders feature push-button controls, which are easy to use but not so easy to clean.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
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This is the style of push-button managing the Dodgers use that drives me crazy.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
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They’re designed with a push-button lid and angled spout that prevent spills.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
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But the Zip does not have a push-button ignition system.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 30 Sep. 2025
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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
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Plus, the classic push-button design means no spilling at the table or on the picnic blanket.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 May 2025
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The device works with most routers and can be connected using a push-button pairing process.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The Owala water bottle has a leakproof design, push-button opening, and a carry loop.
—Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The trigger Action mug, meanwhile, was outfitted with a push-button, leak-proof lid.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The company highlighted push-button and syringe-like options, too.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Our enclosures, our frames, are push-button connect, color coded, and very simple to put together.
—Scott Kramer, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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It’s bolstered by an easy-to-use push-button ignition and reliably even heat distribution.
—Nathan Borchelt, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2023
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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
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All models come with a tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel, push-button start, and a partially digital gauge display.
—Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 18 July 2023
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With two adjustable burners, push-button ignition, and an easy setup with quick-fold legs on wheels, the maneuverable grill is ideal for those on the go.
—Gabriela Izquierdo, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2023
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The switch panel on the center console offers climate and drive settings and is anchored by a lever gear shifter; Bentley has not gone the way of push-button gears.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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For example, rather than sticking with typical light switches and plates, consider installing the old push-button versions.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2025
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This mower starts with a pull cord rather than an electric push button start.
—Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2023
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The push button starter provides some race-car flavor.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Ernie pushes buttons on the machine and steps on the gas pedal.
—Annie Lane, oregonlive, 2 Apr. 2020
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Ernie pushes buttons on the machine and steps on the gas peddle.
—cleveland, 2 Apr. 2020
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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
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The Watch Fit 5 Pro comes equipped with a crown and one push button.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
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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
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The four entered a control room, fought the staff members there and pushed buttons that opened the front door.
—Washington Post, 22 July 2019
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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
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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
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Do the push buttons for pedestrians at some city crosswalks do anything at all?
—Arnessa Garrett, Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2019
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Eaton invented a four-inch touchless tool to push buttons and turn door handles.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 14 Apr. 2020
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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
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The closure, set with gemstones, has a mauve sapphire push button at its center.
—Ashley Wong, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2023
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It is equipped with push button ignition and variable-heat control knob.
—cleveland, 16 Sep. 2020
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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
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On the interest side, banks pull levers and push buttons to make the best of any rate environment.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2024
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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
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The push button radio start-stop is nearly hidden behind the steering wheel.
—James Raia, The Mercury News, 14 July 2024
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Additionally, there are three free-swinging rings and soft push buttons on the disc.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 14 May 2026
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And using a push button instead of a touchscreen to navigate can become agony.
—BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2019
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The leakproof cap opens with a simple push button mechanism, unlike bottles that have to be unscrewed.
—Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2023
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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
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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
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Many KitchenAid stick blenders have a push button where the handle and blending arm come together.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
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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
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Additionally, the wall control is wide and features easy-to-use push buttons.
—Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 May 2023
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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
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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
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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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