push
verb (used with object)
to press upon or against (a person or thing).
had pushed
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past perfectof push.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Marra's predecessor, Anas Sarwar, had pushed for closer ties with the EU after Brexit but did not go as far as to call for the UK to re-join the bloc.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
Imagine, he said, that a moribund economy and low inflation had pushed interest rates to zero.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Newsom, who had pushed for a settlement, has called the agreement a “win for California workers and our creative economy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Tice had pushed into areas most journalists deemed too dangerous and was writing front-page stories for the Washington Post.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
However, no one had pushed him and there was no point in bickering over trifles.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
