How to Use push things in a Sentence

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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
• 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
• Myles Garrett helped push things in that direction by calling on his teammates to take that step.
  — Scott Patsko, cleveland, 9 Oct. 2021
• With practically every scene, Charles encourages the cast to push things to the limit.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 Sep. 2023
• 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
• 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
• Still, there's evidence Zimmer has become more willing to push things.
  — Ben Goessling, Star Tribune, 12 Oct. 2020
• Perhaps his latest endeavor can help push things along.
  — Chris Vognar, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2023
• Substituting a dessert wine can push things too far in the cloyingly sweet direction.
  — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 13 Feb. 2021
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Still, the actress wanted to use this opportunity to push things a little further.
  — New York Times, 20 July 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
• Meanwhile, several research labs are seeking to push things even further.
  — Washington Post, 3 May 2021
• 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
• 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
• 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 hard-working, heavy-handed score, which Tran composed with Ngo Minh Hoang, switches from sitcom-style pleasantries to heavy dramatic thunder within seconds, as the performers push things to the edge whether the moment calls for laughter or tears.
  — Mark Keizer, Variety, 17 Dec. 2021
• 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
• 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
• For 2021, the festival had been tentatively set for its usual spring dates in April, but in January, amid the pandemic, the decision was made to push things back to October, before the festival was canceled altogether for the year in August.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Jan. 2022
• 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
• 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

Last Updated: 9 Aug 2024