How to Use push off in a Sentence

push off

verb
  • It’s almost pushed off to the side.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
  • And they didn’t get scolded or pushed off or told to get off.
    — Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 3 June 2024
  • And they didn’t get scolded or pushed off or told to get off.
    — USA Today, 21 May 2025
  • Most of those who were pushed off course were able to continue.
    — Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2023
  • No more getting kicked or pushed off the bed in the middle of the night!
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 May 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
  • Now, just days later, it’s been pushed off the throne—at least for the time being.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
  • When driving off his back foot, Wicks was pushing off his toe.
    — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • They are powered purely by your child pushing off the ground.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Think of pushing off with the back foot rather than overextending the lead foot.
    — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 29 July 2024
  • Dan dan noodles were pushed off the menu in favor of the new cheesy tortilla dish.
    — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
  • Every assist—a hand on the floor, a knee on the ground, a push off the couch—costs you a point.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 15 May 2026
  • 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
  • Kevin Durant dribbled once and pushed off his left leg toward the rim.
    — Doug Haller, The Athletic, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The future of those who have been pushed off their lands is highly uncertain.
    — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Immediately push off your right foot and jump to the left.
    — Jenessa Connor, Health, 29 Dec. 2025
  • The Raptors pushed off with aplomb Tuesday.
    — Eric Koreen, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • If the Leafs stay at five or move up, the pick pushes off till 2028.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 3 May 2026
  • The Lexus was pushed off the roadway and rolled into Clear Creek.
    — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Is that pass on target if MacKinnon has two healthy knees to push off?
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 27 May 2026
  • After the crash, the Honda was pushed off the freeway lanes and stopped on the shoulder.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The portal period has been pushed off a month — and shortened — this cycle.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • DeLeon said brokerages still push off-market sales for the wrong reasons.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 24 May 2026
  • At the top, Prevc adjusts her goggles, clears her head with a small shake and pushes off.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Byrne stood on the stool, huffing like a tennis player, then lay on the floor, pushing off the wall like a swimmer.
    — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025

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