Sentence examples for surges push from inspiring English sources

As storm surges push water levels up to a predicted 12 feet, the state's alligators — displaced from where they naturally lurk — will likely find their way to neighborhood driveways, under parked cars, and on top of doorsteps.

The flood surge pushed the home off its foundation.

Perhaps the worst remaining risk is that a storm surge pushes oil deep into Louisiana's fragile wetlands.

A pullback was somewhat expected after a two-day surge pushed stocks to their highest level in months, analysts said.

At one time a large firecracker was thrown in my direction and the crowd surged, pushing us.

The market's gains in April have slowed sharply after a first-quarter surge pushed both the Dow and the S.& P. 500 to nominal highs.

As a record-breaking surge pushed Ukip from zero in 2010 to 60% in Clacton, Nigel Farage predicted that he could soon hold the national balance of power.

I am among the initial wave of guests (let's not call it a surge) pushing through the doors on the first day that it is open to the public.

He birdied four of his last five holes, ending his round with a 42-foot birdie putt, and the last-minute surge pushed him into a tie for 52nd.

Yet the next quarter-century saw another surge, pushed mainly by transfer payments and subsidies ostensibly aimed at the poor but often of most benefit to the middle classes.This sparked a counterblast to halt Leviathan, led by Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher.

A prolonged recession has turned a stream of credit card delinquencies into a torrent, and caused mortgage defaults to surge, pushing the bank to a $1 billion loss in the third quarter after robust profits in the first half of the year.