push
verb (used with object)
to press upon or against (a person or thing).
was pushing
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past progressiveof push.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The two men are believed to have met in Philadelphia in the late spring of 1775, when Adams was pushing his fellow delegates to the Second Continental Congress to declare independence from Great Britain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Masashi Matsuyama of Itochu Corp, a major trading house that owns the FamilyMart chain working with Bookoff, said "increased awareness of... ethical consumption" combined with growing inflation was pushing people towards "reasonably priced" recycled products.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Healey was pushing the prime minister to commit to hitting that mark by 2030.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
"I wanted to come to a team that was pushing to win things," Searle told the Leicester Tigers Rugby Show podcast.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
My heart was pounding so hard that my chest felt like it had stopped pumping blood and was pushing those red beads I put in Maddy's hair through my veins instead.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
