How to Use push around in a Sentence

push around

verb
  • They would not be pushed around.
    — Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
  • They were bullied, pushed around, beat on the boards.
    — Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Just the way he got pushed around and handled, this school and that school.
    — Billy Witz, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Matas Buzelis is tired of getting pushed around.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • And they get pushed around by changes in surface tension.
    — Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
  • An empty spacecraft is easy to push around, compared to a dense piece of rock.
    — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2020
  • The defense was pushed around, and the offense couldn’t sustain drives.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2024
  • The Canucks were thoroughly pushed around.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
  • This season’s group has shown it won’t be pushed around and likes to get physical on the court.
    — Jason Jones, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Still, Encore may be pushing its luck with two unions that don’t like to be pushed around.
    — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2023
  • Adding to their misery, meals were served out of two big steel pails pushed around on a cart by a couple of trusties.
    — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2024
  • They were manhandled in their first Big Ten game, pushed around.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 14 Sep. 2024
  • In a less crowded field, a push around Thanksgiving might pay off.
    — A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Smith isn't a high-compete type and can be pushed around a bit physically.
    — Corey Pronman, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
  • While her rookie season was a success, she was often shoved and pushed around.
    — William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Even in tricky corners, the hair never ended up being pushed around.
    — Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Attach a microfiber pad or cloth to the head to prevent dust from being pushed around.
    — Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 16 Apr. 2026
  • During his handful of minutes on the court, Mara got pushed around in the post.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Kancey might get pushed around early and often in the run game by heftier guards and centers.
    — Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2023
  • He’s not known for being overly physical, but he won’t be pushed around.
    — Chris Johnston, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Bend your knees slightly, then spin the hoop by giving it a big push around in one direction.
    — Health Editorial Team, Health, 20 Dec. 2025
  • Bend your knees slightly, then spin the hoop by giving it a big push around in one direction.
    — Health Editorial Team, Health, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Our job is to educate those people about how they’re being pushed around like pawns.
    — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Indiana's been able to bully and push around the teams it's played thus far this season.
    — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 17 Nov. 2022
  • And Ray himself refuses to be pushed around.
    — Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Those type of plays weren’t uncommon as the Horned Frogs were pushed around all night.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Nov. 2025
  • Big box, little engine; lots of leather, carpeting, and wood-grain to push around.
    — Stephan Wilkinson, Car and Driver, 27 Aug. 2023
  • They got pushed around up front and gave up a ton of explosive plays, The pass rush was more like a pass hush.
    — Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The announcement is part of a greater push around child safety from the company.
    — Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 5 Aug. 2021
  • But there were times we got pushed around and that was the reality of the Ottawa games.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 14 Apr. 2023

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