push broom
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of push broom
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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“It’s washing it off pretty good,” Mullins said, using a push broom to sweep the last of the creek silt into the gutter outside his flower shop.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2022
Jim, salty Jim of the push broom mustache and the big laugh, asked me how I was doing.
From Salon • Jul. 12, 2019
You use a push broom to sweep up the smaller pieces.
From Slate • Sep. 23, 2016
His stick became a push broom, clearing pucks from the doorstep.
From Washington Post • May 4, 2015
In his hand was a big push broom.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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