push in
phrasal verb
pushed in; pushing in; pushes in
British
: to move in front of other people who are waiting in a line
He pushed in at the head of the queue.
Examples of push in in a Sentence
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On streaming, Disney’s major push in the near term is to boost engagement in order to reduce churn.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 May 2024
By Anna Gordon May 13, 2024 10:11 AM EDT
Russian forces have seized at least nine villages amid a new push in northeastern Ukraine that began on Friday, the most square miles taken per day since the start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 13 May 2024
Stack Overflow made a big hiring push in 2022, but the company laid off 28 percent of its employees in October.
—Emilia David, The Verge, 6 May 2024
But Democrats who have pushed in recent weeks to undo the ban celebrated the successful vote in the Legislature.
—Libby Cathey, ABC News, 1 May 2024
As the system moves inland, cooler temperatures will push in across the state.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
That has led to a push in states with referendum processes to take the power to district away from legislatures.
—TIME, 1 Apr. 2024
The last big push in road-building – the peak construction of the interstate highways – happened more than 50 years ago.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2024
Bell finished within a quarter-second of Larson after a last-lap push in the playoff race at Las Vegas last October, following up a fifth-place performance at the race in March.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2024
Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 May 2024
By Anna Gordon May 13, 2024 10:11 AM EDT
Russian forces have seized at least nine villages amid a new push in northeastern Ukraine that began on Friday, the most square miles taken per day since the start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 13 May 2024
Stack Overflow made a big hiring push in 2022, but the company laid off 28 percent of its employees in October.
—Emilia David, The Verge, 6 May 2024
But Democrats who have pushed in recent weeks to undo the ban celebrated the successful vote in the Legislature.
—Libby Cathey, ABC News, 1 May 2024
As the system moves inland, cooler temperatures will push in across the state.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
That has led to a push in states with referendum processes to take the power to district away from legislatures.
—TIME, 1 Apr. 2024
The last big push in road-building – the peak construction of the interstate highways – happened more than 50 years ago.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2024
Bell finished within a quarter-second of Larson after a last-lap push in the playoff race at Las Vegas last October, following up a fifth-place performance at the race in March.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2024
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