pushing around

Example Sentences

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The actress is seen pushing around tires twice her size and wearing boxing gloves, quickly hitting bags with accuracy and speed.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2024

The Nittany Lions made a statement about where they’re going by pushing around Utah in in a 35-14 Rose Bowl win.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2023

“I feel fine,” Ms. Gutkin said, pushing around the collard greens on her plate as she shared plans to go tango dancing.

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2022

It’s like shopping at a pharmacy 100 years ago, with a white-aproned clerk pushing around a ladder to grab your tinctures and tonics, except now it’s a minimum-wage cashier with a key ring.

From Slate • Nov. 10, 2022

I pull away and laugh, then tell Gavin, “He’s saying, ‘You kissed a one-legged girl who’s pushing around a wheelchair with potting soil in it!’”

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen