pushed
/ (pʊʃt) /
(often foll by for) informal short (of) or in need (of time, money, etc)
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How to use pushed in a sentence
Guy Molinari, a former Staten Island borough president, pushed back against that view.
Will Dirty Pol Vito Fossella Replace Dirty Pol Michael Grimm? | David Freedlander | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn some cases, public employee unions even pushed private sector unions to endorse Republicans.
How Public Sector Unions Divide the Democrats | Daniel DiSalvo | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey have pushed into just about every other corner of the Caribbean and Central America where airports exist.
For a large fee, you could be pushed down the boardwalk on a rolling wicker chair by a black worker.
I Watched a Casino Kill Itself: The Awful Last Nights of Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal | Olivia Nuzzi | December 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTInstead, he barely pushed the jurors to charge the cop and allowed the unprecedented step of letting the officer testify.
Prosecutor Used Grand Jury to Let Darren Wilson Walk | Tom Nolan | November 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
His hat was pushed back from his forehead, the collar of his blue flannel shirt was open.
The Bondboy | George W. (George Washington) OgdenThere was no response to the knock, and Davy cautiously pushed open the door and went in.
Davy and The Goblin | Charles E. CarrylDuring the siege of Acre he commanded the covering force, and pushed reconnaissances far and wide.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonShe then pushed past the child, and went on to a door at the end of the passage, which she threw open, without knocking.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonThey slept at a miserable cabin in one of the clearings, and at early dawn pushed on, reaching the Cahuilla village before noon.
Ramona | Helen Hunt Jackson
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