Example Sentences

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Carter, who will turn 16 midway through his freshman year, said he hopes holding back will propel him toward his dream of playing Major League Baseball.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Making the semi-finals will propel her back into the top 10.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

Apple Intelligence is a key feature on Apple’s newest operating system, which the company hopes will propel more customers to upgrade and buy more devices.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2024

Hopefully our desire to do good work, feed people delicious, exciting food and make them feel welcome and well cared for will propel us on to our twentieth anniversary and beyond.

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2024

Instead, my profound discomfort will be a springboard that will propel me toward a better reality.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman