How to Use push it in a Sentence

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  • And if a shark tries to bite you, hit the shark in the eyes and gills or on the snout to push it away.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
  • Load the kayak in the J-cradle and push it up the rails to the rack.
    Field & Stream Commerce Team, Field & Stream, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Smith got just enough to push it over the wall to make it 1-0 in the fourth.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2024
  • Simply add frozen fruit to the chute, and use the plunger to push it through.
    Laura Denby, Peoplemag, 6 July 2023
  • Simply add frozen fruit to the chute, and use the plunger to push it through.
    Laura Denby, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
  • This is progress and to push it away is to fail your classroom.
    Joe Toscano, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Mashed bits of fruit are what really push it over the top.
    Lucas Kwan Peterson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Big waves pull it offshore, and smaller waves push it along the coast.
    David R. Montgomery, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2024
  • Last-Tear Poa added two free throws for the Tigers to push it to 70-63 seconds later.
    Dallas News, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Just pop it open, place your garbage bag inside, and then push it down over the edges to keep your bag in place.
    Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Attach some bands to the sled for support, lean against it, and push it in reverse.
    Men's Health, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Lower the bar to your chest, and then push it back to the starting position.
    Brett Williams, Men's Health, 7 Dec. 2022
  • That was the job of the people assigned pike poles — to embed them into the timber frame and push it the rest of the way up.
    Brooke Hauser, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Place the center of the circular pod over the mouthpiece and push it into place.
    Good Housekeeping, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Both groups want more than the current system offers and could push it out of its rut.
    David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Maybe the right sync or TikTok trend can push it even higher in Christmases to come.
    Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Voting is open through March 6 for the public to elevate their favorite zoo and push it to the top of the list.
    Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Paredes stepped up with a crucial play at the back in the 66th minute, stomping his foot in Gignac’s space to win a ball and push it away.
    oregonlive, 26 July 2023
  • Then, Yarnell stepped to the line, looking to push it to a two-possession game with 8.2 seconds left.
    Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2024
  • In 2019 a group of wealthy Greek Americans got together to restart the project and push it over the finish line.
    Jane Margolies, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2022
  • For extra help loading a kayak, place the boat in a lifting system and push it up and onto the roof rack.
    Field & Stream Commerce Team, Field & Stream, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Put it in the garage, or push it to the most remote part of a covered patio and put plastic dropcloths over it.
    Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023
  • And so the money gets smaller, the ability to push it out there gets smaller.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
  • The numbers are so staggering that our brains almost want to push it away.
    Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The Sierra snowpack is already at epic levels and snow on tap this week will push it to even greater depths.
    Jack Lee, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Keeping the relationship grounded is the key to being able to tweak the humor and to push it.
    Caroline Brew, Variety, 4 Nov. 2023
  • The Hokies would push it to as much as 13-point advantage, more than enough to withstand a late surge from the Buckeyes.
    Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Having the opportunity to do this show was a way to pay homage to her and a way to push it even further.
    Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
  • So there’s really no reason to push it beyond the edge.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2023
  • Just push it through, twist, and lift it back out to easily remove the center of your apple.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2023

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