Push example sentences

As he turns his head, Gerrard gives him a push into the cupboard, knocking the revolver out of his hand.But is there something that we can expect from every democracy, just because it is democracy? Our interest in and fascination for democracy often pushes us into taking a position that democracy can address all socio-economic and political problems.In a democracy, there are always communities and individuals trying to expand the idea of democracy and push for a greater recognition of equality on existing as well as new issues.From the early twentieth century, they formed political pressure groups to push through laws for female suffrage (the right to vote) and better health care and education for women.The boys collected their luggage and pushed their way to the crowded platform.Environment, as we saw, is one example where people have pushed a public cause and the courts have upheld the right to healthy environment as intrinsic to the Right to Life.A number of people had gathered to watch the reunion when a keeper pushed his way through the crowd and asked Grandfather what he was doing.They had to push away many human bodies — men, women, children — and carcasses of dogs, goats and cattle that the current swept against them as they moved ahead.Similarly, we see other people of the service sector on the street pushing a cart or selling something where they may spend the whole day but earn very little.They took advantage of the growing popular unrest to push their demands for the creation of a nation-state on parliamentary principles – a constitution, freedom of the press and freedom of association.Near Ajmer is a lake, Pushkar, which has attracted pilgrims from ancient times.Subsequently, the best grazing lands were gradually taken over for white settlement and the Maasai were pushed into a small area in south Kenya and north Tanzania.Spirals of bangles — sunny gold, paddy green, royal blue, pink, purple, every colour born out of the seven colours of the rainbow — lie in mounds in unkempt yards, are piled on four-wheeled handcarts, pushed by young men along the narrow lanes of the shanty town.Oh, well! Maddie ran her hand through her short blonde hair as though to push the uncomfortable thoughts away.A seed germinates and grows, and we can see that the seedling moves over the course of a few days, it pushes soil aside and comes out.