Sentence examples for the pushes from inspiring English sources
verb
To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
- In his anger he pushed me against the wall and threatened me.
The pushes turned into shoves and within seconds the girls had stopped running and began throwing punches.
Words turned into a nudge, the nudge turned into pushes, and the pushes turned into a quick exchange of apparent punches with 43.7 seconds remaining.
Just applause — no calling, no whistling, just an ocean of handclaps, minute after minute, burst after burst, crowding and running together in continuous succession like the pushes of surf at the edge of the sand.
Most of the best Hollywood films came out early — long before the gate was lifted on the quasi-officially titled batch of Oscarizables that will slug it out between now and February, pumped like Rock'em Sock'em Robots by the pushes and tugs and twitches and exhortations of the studios and publicists that send them to do battle.
"I have a husband who totally understands business -- he understands the pushes and shoves," said Karen L. Hendricks, who was president and chief executive of the Baldwin Piano & Organ Company until earlier this year, when she left under pressure from an outside investor who had long clashed with her over business strategy.
[ image: /photos/59095474c14b3c606c1045f2] Most of the best Hollywood films came out early — long before the gate was lifted on the quasi-officially titled batch of Oscarizables that will slug it out between now and February, pumped like Rock'em Sock'em Robots by the pushes and tugs and twitches and exhortations of the studios and publicists that send them to do battle.
