- present participle of propel.
propelling
Example Sentences
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It used creative debt financing backed by its customer contracts to scale up quickly and drew an investment from Nvidia, propelling it to an initial public offering about a year ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Teams of up to five members performed a skit before propelling their carts down the course.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
Her win is credited with propelling her into a decades-long career.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
They want the insider scoop over these worlds that still capture our imaginations, propelling them into new and fantastical places while keeping us grounded in human creativity.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
The enthusiasm Olmsted had identified during his travels, though still far from constituting a tidal wave, at last seemed to begin propelling visitors to Jackson Park.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
