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

On top of that were the worries about Steve, now almost 3, who not only wasn’t talking but also was crying for prolonged periods and, at times, pushing around his baby sister, 18-month-old Kamilah.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 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