How to Use push on in a Sentence

push on

verb
  • One guy was over him, pushing on his chest.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 6 June 2026
  • When did they get pushed on the back burner?
    — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Third push on a cruiser, going quite fast.
    — Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2026
  • This career path isn’t something that was pushed on her.
    — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
  • And far more students who fail the test are being pushed on to fourth grade.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Niskanen said his plan was to push on the classic legs, but the skate half was tougher.
    — Martha Bellisle, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Feb. 2022
  • There will be a second push on Wednesday night.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
  • But the president and his team have made a big push on fundraising.
    — Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 14 July 2023
  • Roberts moves well for his size and gets excellent push on inside runs.
    — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The state continues to help lead the push on smart-gun adoption.
    — Steven Zeitchik, Washington Post, 27 May 2022
  • In the air, there’s nothing to push on except the air itself!
    — IEEE Spectrum, 12 May 2024
  • Denial and the need to push on, which was stronger than worrying.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2025
  • Still, the foundation pushed on.
    — Michael Adno, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026
  • However, they couldn’t be pushed on the hardwood floors of the gym.
    — Doug Haller, New York Times, 17 June 2025
  • There’s no reason to push on before this has happened.
    — Claudia Fisher, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2026
  • Some of those companies are still pushing on.
    — CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • When others pause, stay sharp, ready to reassess, adapt and keep pushing on.
    — John Ganem, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • There have been a few company lines the A’s have pushed on their way out of town.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
  • The 5 really gave me a great push on the front stretch on the restart, and then down the back stretch.
    — William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The lack of any push on the interior was the culprit.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025
  • Norris was pushed on the grass but managed to take the first corner on the inside.
    — Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Strain stock through a fine mesh sieve into a large stockpot, pushing on the solids to get all the juices.
    — Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Without pressing the release button, push on the back of the seat with one hand.
    — Devonne Goode, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
  • That blueprint could be handed quite the boon if Nandy pushes on with her plan.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Even with the backlash, leadership pushed on.
    — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
  • There are needs elsewhere, but a new right-back is key if Everton are to push on.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • The logic was clean, the boundaries felt solid, and nobody had much cause to push on them.
    — Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Shortly afterward, a third deputy held down lower on his body, then a fourth pushed on his legs.
    — Samuel Oakford, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
  • Needs and stakeholder goals can change quickly, and the team might need to push on, even if the road ahead looks rocky.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
  • This means that the pressure from my push on the wall would be 8,333 pascals.
    — Rhett Allain, Wired, 5 Nov. 2021

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