PUSH in a Sentence

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For PUSH, below is one of 359 sentences:
Tonight, as every night, she was irritated by having to push the old plush chair out of the way before she could open the closet door.

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 Meanings and Examples of PUSH
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
push
 v.  use pressure or force, especially with hands, in order to move something into a different position
 v.  forcefully persuade or direct someone to do or achieve something
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  In an hour or two the moon would push over the ridge behind the farm, burn a gold-edged rent in the clouds, and then be swallowed by them.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
2  Mammy's lips were large and pendulous and, when indignant, she could push out her lower one to twice its normal length.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
3  Well, push Randa off you, Betsy, and hush.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
4  She sat upright and gave Prissy a push to speed her feet.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
5  When Prissy still lingered, shuffling her feet and mouthing, Scarlett gave her another push which nearly sent her headlong down the front steps.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
6  Your life isn't safe on the streets after dark and even in the broad daylight they push ladies off the sidewalks into the mud.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIII
7  It can't be true, she thought vehemently, trying to push back the fear.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LXI
8  "I won't think of it now," she said again, aloud, trying to push her misery to the back of her mind, trying to find some bulwark against the rising tide of pain.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LXIII
9  But some intuitive repugnance, getting the better of years of social discipline, had made her push Mr. Rosedale into his OUBLIETTE without a trial.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 2
10  "Ah, my dear," murmured Mrs. Fisher, rising to push back a log from the hearth.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: Chapter 6
11  But the old habit of observing the conventions reminded her that it was time to bring their colloquy to an end, and she made a faint motion to push back her chair.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: Chapter 10
12  She sat with closed eyes, longing to push past Kennicott, hide somewhere in the train, flee on toward the Pacific.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
13  Tonight, as every night, she was irritated by having to push the old plush chair out of the way before she could open the closet door.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
14  It was salvation to push the heavy tables, to scrub them, to be exact in placing the sheet.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
15  At her nervous push the door swung sharply in, struck a chair.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXI
Example Sentence: (149 in 10 pages)
16  We are trying to push this deal through as quickly as possible.
17  You push and I'll pull.
18  She gave him a gentle push towards the door.
19  Germany was not trying to push Britain into the slow lane.
20  Our car broke down and we had to push it off the road.
21  Give the door a hard push.
22  He gave it a mighty push and it opened.
23  I don't let anyone push me around.
24  You can push the pin in with your thumb.
25  He tried to push the heavy door open.
26  We might be able to push ourselves across with the paddle.
27  He tried to push the door open, but he didn't have sufficient leverage.
28  Rising demand tends to push prices up, and falling demand pushes them down.
29  The cat wouldn't leave my kitchen,so I had to push it out.
30  The crowd in the station is so thick that I had to push through to reach my friend.