Sentence examples for used to push off from inspiring English sources

He cited Nordic walking, in which poles are used to push off while walking.

The six lateral toe bones have traits that indicate they were used to walk upright, making the joint between the bones of the foot and toes (the metatarsophalangeal joint) flexible enough that the toes could be used to push off the ground.

Once you have gotten used to pushing off of the edge of the pool without holding your nose, start swimming across the pool.

Milton's left knee is the one he uses to push off the mound.

It also helped that the injury was in his landing leg, not the leg he uses to push off and generate power.

But facing Robin Ventura in the fourth, Pettitte aggravated the injury, which affects the leg he uses to push off the rubber.

In his previous start, in Detroit on Aug. 24, Clemens struggled with blisters on his right foot, which he uses to push off the rubber and generate power with his legs.

Keep in mind that your back foot is also the one you use to push off of when it's not on the board (in snowboarding when you get stuck or need to move in line at the lift) so it may help if this is your stronger leg.

But during four years of economic boom, without any of the work requirements, time limits or extra subsidies used to push or lure their counterparts off public aid, 81percentt left welfare for jobs.

I used to push zinc lozenges.

Schilling had promised that his right ankle would not bother him, but he uses it to push off the rubber and generate the force behind his fastball.