PUSH in a Sentence

Learn PUSH from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
359 example sentences for PUSH, such as:
1. Rick got the push a few weeks ago.
2. To stop the machine push the foot pedal.
3. Well, push Randa off you, Betsy, and hush.
4. I wish she would stop annoying us and push off.
5. We have room for five people, maybe six at a push.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of PUSH
push
 n.  enterprising or ambitious drive
 v.  exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  In an hour or two the moon would push over the ridge behind the farm, burn a gold-edged rent in the clouds, and then be swallowed by them.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
2  Mammy's lips were large and pendulous and, when indignant, she could push out her lower one to twice its normal length.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
3  Well, push Randa off you, Betsy, and hush.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
4  She sat upright and gave Prissy a push to speed her feet.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
5  When Prissy still lingered, shuffling her feet and mouthing, Scarlett gave her another push which nearly sent her headlong down the front steps.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
6  Your life isn't safe on the streets after dark and even in the broad daylight they push ladies off the sidewalks into the mud.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIII
7  It can't be true, she thought vehemently, trying to push back the fear.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LXI
8  "I won't think of it now," she said again, aloud, trying to push her misery to the back of her mind, trying to find some bulwark against the rising tide of pain.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LXIII
9  But some intuitive repugnance, getting the better of years of social discipline, had made her push Mr. Rosedale into his OUBLIETTE without a trial.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 2
10  "Ah, my dear," murmured Mrs. Fisher, rising to push back a log from the hearth.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: Chapter 6
11  But the old habit of observing the conventions reminded her that it was time to bring their colloquy to an end, and she made a faint motion to push back her chair.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: Chapter 10
12  She sat with closed eyes, longing to push past Kennicott, hide somewhere in the train, flee on toward the Pacific.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
13  Tonight, as every night, she was irritated by having to push the old plush chair out of the way before she could open the closet door.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
14  It was salvation to push the heavy tables, to scrub them, to be exact in placing the sheet.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
15  At her nervous push the door swung sharply in, struck a chair.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXI
Example Sentence: (149 in 10 pages)
1  Rick got the push a few weeks ago.
2  He is so clumsy that he can't even push the small cart ahead.
3  The hole is too small; I can't push my arm through.
4  The vote will enable the Prime Minister to push through tough policies.
5  The extension bridge is steep,so the tricyclist has to get off his tricycle and push it up.
6  He tried to use his own weight to push his attacker off but he was off balance.
7  When a man is going down-hill, everyone will give him a push.
8  I wish she would stop annoying us and push off.
9  There are some people who consider that their task in life is to push others about.
10  The wall is leaning at such a dangerous angle that it wouldn't take much effort to push it over.
11  Encourage your kids to try new things, but try not to push them too hard.
12  To stop the machine push the foot pedal.
13  We have room for five people, maybe six at a push.
14  This film is unlikely to attract large audiences unless it gets/it is given a big push in the media.
15  Oh, give him the push - he's a loser.