How to Use pusher in a Sentence

pusher

noun
  • The pusher ran off and has not been caught.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Press the pusher, and the dial comes alive.
    — Stephen Watson, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Paye is more of a pocket-pusher.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Note the placement of the pushers for this funky, off-beat chrono.
    — Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Williams was one of the stroller pushers, her two young sons nestled side by side.
    — William Leukhardt, courant.com, 20 Feb. 2018
  • His role as a pusher is key in helping the sled attain top speed.
    — American-Statesman Staff, Austin American Statesman, 15 Feb. 2026
  • All are good ways to avoid the button-pushers and loudmouths.
    — Author: Donna Cameron, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Nov. 2019
  • Place sprouts into the feed tube one by one, and use the food pusher to press them into the blade.
    — Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The city was high on the adrenaline of the chase, and my parents were the pushers.
    — Julia Felsenthal, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2017
  • The unit also includes a meat pusher to keep fingers out of the feeder tube.
    — Brad Fenson, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The retrograde date display is set by a small pusher on the case side at 7 o’clock.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Trump in the past has addressed the issue of tough penalties for drug dealers and pushers.
    — Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2018
  • One pusher starts and stops the timer, and the other pusher resets the timer back to zero.
    — Brynn Wallner, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Use your cuticle pusher to gently (key word gently) scrape the gel off your nails.
    — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 3 Feb. 2025
  • He is limited on passing downs and is more of a slow-burn pocket pusher than a man with a plan.
    — Tobias Bass, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The pusher is propelled by a single cable, which runs between the rails the full length of the dock.
    — Daniel C. Schlenoff, Scientific American, 24 July 2017
  • Snow shovels come in many shapes and sizes, but the most common categories are scoops and pushers.
    — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The split-seconds function is controlled by its own pusher at 4 o’clock.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 9 June 2023
  • The set comes with fine, medium, and coarse grinding plates; a food pusher; sausage stuffer tubes; and a cleaning brush.
    — Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Use a cuticle pusher to push the remainder of the gel polish off the free end of the nail.
    — Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 10 June 2023
  • This set comes with a cuticle pusher and a buffer to smooth nails and leave them looking polished and clean.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Above and below the crown were rocker-style pushers that allowed for quick adjustment of the day and date.
    — Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2024
  • This time, the pusher was retired, and the teams were instructed to build their own propulsion systems.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 28 July 2018
  • My pusher, Roberto, in Amandola, hooked me up with a slight discount.
    — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Using tools like a cuticle pusher can help lift the nails from the side, while glue-on nails may require a nail glue remover.
    — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 27 June 2024
  • The attachment comes with a food pusher that can handle small and large fruits and vegetables or blocks of cheese that are cut to size.
    — Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The attachment comes with a food pusher that can handle small and large fruits and vegetables or blocks of cheese that are cut to size.
    — Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The pusher guards and outer bezel are made of chalcedony, a semi-translucent, fairly tough quartz stone with a pale blue hue.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Once the gel starts crumbling off, use a cuticle pusher to gently push the polish off of your nail bed (do not file or scrape).
    — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 28 Dec. 2017
  • The new 4 o’clock pusher means the crown has been re-positioned between 1 and 2 o’clock.
    — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2021

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'pusher.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: