6 sentences with 'push'
Example sentences and phrases with the word push and other words derived from it.
• « But as the two were about to push the quadricycle into the street, Henry realized the most ridiculous mistake in the world: the carriage would not fit through the narrow shed door. »
• « When the time came for the young Spartan to marry, he would push his way to his bride-to-be's house, wrestling with her relatives until he could "kidnap" her, and this was as close to courtship as the Spartans got. »
• « In a battle in 216 BC, Hannibal's small army defeated a larger Roman force by letting it push into the Carthaginian centre, and then surrounding it with cavalry. »
• « This event prevented what might well have been a Mongol push into Central Europe itself; the Pope at the time called for an anti-Mongol crusade and Europeans who understood the extent of the threat were terrified at the prospect of the Mongols marching further west. In reality, the Mongols never returned. »
• « The main impact of the colonial wars between France and Britain in 18th century France was to push the state to the brink of bankruptcy - even as Britain financed its wars through the sale of official national bank bonds, the French state struggled to raise revenue. »