How to Use propel in a Sentence

propel

verb
  • The train is propelled by steam.
  • He grabbed him and propelled him through the door.
  • Now stand and squeeze your glutes; this will propel the bell forward.
    — Men's Health, 7 July 2023
  • The magic brew that propelled rock-n-roll's first stars.
    — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 15 May 2026
  • High winds helped propel the fires, which have killed at least five people.
    — Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Esteves is banking on a late surge to propel him to the runoff.
    — CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • This is the video that ends up propelling her to viral fame.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 6 May 2026
  • Just competing with him a lot has just propelled me as well as him.
    — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Will home ice propel Switzerland over the top?
    — Chris Johnston, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • That might be enough to propel the stock, even in an anxious market.
    — Telis Demos, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Think of it as going two steps backward to propel three steps ahead!
    — Annabel Gat, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The product came first and the demand propelled her to act.
    — London School Of Economics, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • That spot propelled him to the top of Denver’s late-night scene.
    — Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Stand tall and squeeze your glutes; this will propel the dumbbell forward.
    — Juan Guadarrama, Men's Health, 21 Dec. 2022
  • That’s kind of a shocker, and that propelled the whole thing forward.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Later, work in restaurants propelled him through school.
    — Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
  • Her findings could propel the case back to the Supreme Court.
    — David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The force that propels me is a simple and deep desire to be useful.
    — Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
  • His passion and excitement for the sport were not enough to propel him to the top.
    — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Her singing and songwriting skills helped propel her to the top of the music charts.
    — Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 13 July 2022
  • That’s often enough to propel you forward.
    — Terry Ward, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
  • And more mass requires more fuel to propel that extra mass through the air… and so on.
    — Eva Botkin-Kowacki, Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2023
  • To all a good night who find enough enjoyment to help propel this film to a sequel or more.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Wolfe was propelled 25 feet into the back of a truck, using a wire.
    — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, the electric field also propels a flow of ions across the nanopore.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
  • And they were propelled by Brunson’s 27 first-half points.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
  • But what might propel it to a 2x growth beyond $200?
    — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Daniel Jones has stepped up in a big way and propelled the team to a 2-0 record thus far.
    — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
  • From a young age, Barnard assured his mom that his success would propel them to the top.
    — Gigi Zamora, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
  • Donovan Mitchell’s 38 points couldn’t propel them over the top.
    — Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 9 Dec. 2022

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