pushed

Example Sentences

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According to the study, the extreme heat pushed glacier snowlines nearly 350 feet higher in elevation.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

Mr. Hernández has a febrile energy that finds him bounding around the stage with a convincingly youthful, manic intensity, as if new love has pushed his adrenaline into overdrive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

As the ecology director at the nonprofit Climate Revolution Action Network, the 20-year-old has helped put a stop to multiple data centers across New Jersey and pushed for ordinances to ban their construction altogether.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

Asked why he pushed the girl, he said: "I thought she was going to do something."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

I tried to get close, too, but kept being pushed back.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott