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.
  — Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 3 June 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
• By Wednesday, the smoke should push off the East Coast and largely disperse.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 17 July 2023
• Most of those who were pushed off course were able to continue.
  — Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2023
• 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
• Some have pushed off day jobs or moved near to the Washington, DC, courthouse.
  — WIRED, 21 Sep. 2023
• 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
• 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
• The athlete then pushes off with the other foot, swings his or her leg up to kick the ball, then lands balanded again on that same foot.
  — Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 16 July 2023
• Plus, the strong walls are good for pushing off without shaking the pool, helping kids feel secure.
  — Veronica Graham, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2023
• Each piece was also pushed off a table and whacked a few times with a baseball bat to test for potential wear and tear.
  — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2023
• Bags tested in our lab were then placed on the top shelf of a ladder and pushed off 3-5 times, with attempts to land on a different part of the bag each time.
  — Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2023
• El Niño winters favor a storm track along the southern tier of the US, increasing the chances for storms to push off the coast and become potent, snowy nor’easters.
  — Mary Gilbert, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
• Stanley seemed to be able to accelerate and push off well and showed no bad side effects such as a limp when he was done.
  — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 11 Aug. 2021
• The push off the blocks, head down, barreling forward; a straightening-up a few paces in, steps short and fast; the lengthening stride in the last dash to the finish line.
  — Maya Singer, Vogue, 9 July 2024
• Liv’s plan is pushed off course, and the resulting action and violence are shocking enough to make the viewer sit up just a bit straighter.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 14 Sep. 2023
• As the students gain confidence, Mr. Conroy gives them back their pedals, raises their seats, and shows them how to push off and brake.
  — Story Hinckley, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2021
• Extra cushioning has been added at the front of the foot in this tennis sneaker, which helps players push off while serving.
  — Cortne Bonilla, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 June 2023
• After all, not every boundary needs to be pushed off the edge of the stage, and not every tragedy has to be taken so seriously.
  — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2023
• Utes from Colorado and Utah where pushed off their ancestral lands and onto the reservation.
  — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
• Effective increases in stride length come during the stride flight time, a result of being able to push off stronger.
  — Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 3 Aug. 2020
• She was surrounded by a cadre of cops, many of whom weren’t even born when her son was pushed off a Times Square rooftop while chasing an armed robbery suspect.
  — Anusha Bayya, New York Daily News, 3 May 2024
• Vietnam isn't the only country to push off a full reopening until next year.
  — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2021
• Power assist mode is similar to sport mode with a top speed of 9.9mph, but instead of using the throttle control, kids power the scooter by pushing off the ground with one foot.
  — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 16 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024