How to Use push off in a Sentence

push off

verb
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  • No more getting kicked or pushed off the bed in the middle of the night!
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2023
  • Is there a danger that the WTA’s concerns get pushed off to the side in this process?
    — The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 27 Sep. 2023
  • It must have been pushed off a tree limb or the hands of the person dropping it.
    — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2023
  • And they didn’t get scolded or pushed off or told to get off.
    — Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 3 June 2024
  • Now bound to your left by pushing off with your right leg.
    — Greg Presto, Men's Health, 27 July 2023
  • Roll through each step from striking with the heel, rolling through the mid foot, and pushing off with the toes.
    — Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 8 Aug. 2024
  • By Wednesday, the smoke should push off the East Coast and largely disperse.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 17 July 2023
  • Think of pushing off with the back foot rather than overextending the lead foot.
    — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 29 July 2024
  • Most of those who were pushed off course were able to continue.
    — Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2023
  • Others use points of contact along the pliable body to push off of bumps on the ground, the sides of passages, or tree bark.
    — National Geographic, 23 Apr. 2020
  • Some have pushed off day jobs or moved near to the Washington, DC, courthouse.
    — WIRED, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The storm threat will largely cease during the overnight hours as thunderstorms push off the coast and out over the Atlantic.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN, 26 June 2024
  • The future of those who have been pushed off their lands is highly uncertain.
    — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2023
  • How to do it: Kneel on top of your partner, pushing off your partner's chest and sliding up and down their thighs.
    — Jessica Migala, Women's Health, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The Achilles tendon is the attachment between the calf muscle and the bottom of the foot which allows for the motion of pushing off.
    — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The athlete then pushes off with the other foot, swings his or her leg up to kick the ball, then lands balanded again on that same foot.
    — Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 16 July 2023
  • Plus, the strong walls are good for pushing off without shaking the pool, helping kids feel secure.
    — Veronica Graham, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2023
  • Each piece was also pushed off a table and whacked a few times with a baseball bat to test for potential wear and tear.
    — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2023
  • Bags tested in our lab were then placed on the top shelf of a ladder and pushed off 3-5 times, with attempts to land on a different part of the bag each time.
    — Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2023
  • El Niño winters favor a storm track along the southern tier of the US, increasing the chances for storms to push off the coast and become potent, snowy nor’easters.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Stanley seemed to be able to accelerate and push off well and showed no bad side effects such as a limp when he was done.
    — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 11 Aug. 2021
  • The push off the blocks, head down, barreling forward; a straightening-up a few paces in, steps short and fast; the lengthening stride in the last dash to the finish line.
    — Maya Singer, Vogue, 9 July 2024
  • Liv’s plan is pushed off course, and the resulting action and violence are shocking enough to make the viewer sit up just a bit straighter.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 14 Sep. 2023
  • As the students gain confidence, Mr. Conroy gives them back their pedals, raises their seats, and shows them how to push off and brake.
    — Story Hinckley, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2021
  • Extra cushioning has been added at the front of the foot in this tennis sneaker, which helps players push off while serving.
    — Cortne Bonilla, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 June 2023
  • After all, not every boundary needs to be pushed off the edge of the stage, and not every tragedy has to be taken so seriously.
    — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Utes from Colorado and Utah where pushed off their ancestral lands and onto the reservation.
    — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Effective increases in stride length come during the stride flight time, a result of being able to push off stronger.
    — Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 3 Aug. 2020
  • She was surrounded by a cadre of cops, many of whom weren’t even born when her son was pushed off a Times Square rooftop while chasing an armed robbery suspect.
    — Anusha Bayya, New York Daily News, 3 May 2024
  • For years, this optimism has been pushed off so far into the future, that stockholders had not appeared to meaningfully price in the timing of when that demand might really kick in.
    — Bryce Erickson, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024

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