How to Use push-up in a Sentence

push-up

noun
  • Get some squats, push-ups, or sit-ups soon after the meal.
    — Karina Zaiets, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Push-Ups To do a push-up, place your hands on the box or bench, about shoulder-width apart.
    — Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 3 Apr. 2025
  • To do mountain climbers, start in a high plank position (the top of a push-up).
    — Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Jill Biden isn't sitting out this tap-back, push-up sprint?
    — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 17 May 2023
  • In the final slide, Sánchez poses in a black lace push-up bra and black patent leather face mask.
    — Catherine Santino, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Trans women still did better with push-ups even at the four-year end point.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
  • Sometimes, a 73-year-old will just drop and give you 10 push-ups, Air Force-style, right there on the Oscars stage.
    — Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
  • From the looks of the brave souls returning from these unique workouts, planks and push-ups will never be the same.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 25 July 2023
  • Perform your push-up on an incline, with your hands on a bench, chair, or couch.
    — Mallory Creveling, Health, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Give push-ups, chest presses, pull-ups, lat pulldowns, bent-over rows, and face pulls a shot.
    — Ashley Mateo, Women's Health, 8 Apr. 2023
  • The punishment for being late was stair climbs or push-ups.
    — Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Cullum then dropped to the floor at their home, alongside his son, and cranked out his final 10 push-ups by his side.
    — Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
  • To perform pencil push-ups, hold a pencil between the eyes at arm's length.
    — Laura Schober, Health, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Start in a push-up or high plank position, with the band around the ankles, forming a straight line from shoulders to heel.
    — Mallory Creveling, Health, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The heyday of the push-up bra came and went ages before Kim Kardashian launched shapewear label Skims in 2019.
    — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Aug. 2023
  • That year, the nipple push-up bra sold out and was restocked on the Skims website multiple times.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 3 June 2025
  • Then, of course, there’s the weight training, the push-ups and crunches at practice’s end, the visits to the physical therapist and the masseuse.
    — Maya Singer, Vogue, 9 July 2024
  • The video begins with the rapper doing push-ups on cinder blocks in a room accessed by Tommy the Clown.
    — Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 July 2024
  • Wall push-ups will build strength in your arms, for example, while squats are great for beefing up your leg strength.
    — Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
  • This includes push-ups, squats, pull-ups, lunges and overhead presses.
    — Ian McMahan, Washington Post, 7 July 2024
  • The bird dog starts in the same position as a push-up, only on your knees instead of supporting your weight on the tips of your toes.
    — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Tie closures and push-up bust will lift the breasts and create a secure-feeling fit for easy movement.
    — Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The players on defense also did five push-ups each for failing to grab a rebound.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Think sit-ups, pull-ups, push-ups, crunches or squats, as examples.
    — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 27 May 2023
  • Kids can also learn to do basic push-ups and planks to strengthen their upper bodies and core muscles in the abs and back.
    — Catherine Holecko, Parents, 3 July 2024
  • This swim top has the same push-up effect and increases your bust size by two for a curvier look this pool season.
    — Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Dylan claims he gets hit on by so many guys and girls, but his move at a bar is doing push-ups and then slicking his eyebrows.
    — Emma Soren, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
  • One recent day, at a base in a pine forest, new Azov recruits marched, stood at attention and dropped for push-ups.
    — Andrew E. Kramer Mauricio Lima, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The blue patch was given to kids who scored at or above 85% of the national percentile on the test’s five aspects (endurance run, shuttle run, sit-ups, sit-and-reach and pull-ups or push-ups).
    — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 4 June 2025
  • Walking, running, weightlifting, lunges, push-ups, and tai chi are good options for maintaining strength and balance.
    — Jennifer Steinhoff, Verywell Health, 12 June 2025

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