nudged

As cars sped by and an 18-wheeler blasted its horn, I nudged ahead and asked the man if he was in med school.

Root nudged singles and played sweeps.

Still, perhaps Earth’s ring and its climate consequences had a significant influence on Earth’s life, and was the sudden global shift that nudged life to evolve in different ways.

Dinosaurs were out of the way, but competition for space and food among these smaller creatures nudged surviving species into new forms.

Police records say this turning point nudged him closer to a world of violence as he mingled with some former student leaders-turned-criminals.