propel

in a sentence

The invention of the Internet propelled human progress.

The publicity propelled the film to the top spot.

This time he made an arrow out of his arms and used his legs to push off the bottom of the raft, all he had in his legs, to spring-snap and propel him down.  (source) Gary Paulsen, Hatchet, 1987

She put her hand on my back and propelled me forward.  (source) Homer Hickam, October Sky, 1998

These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness.†  (source) R. J. Palacio, Wonder, 2012

Your head goes like this, thus creating buoyancy; your feet go like this, thus propelling you forward; your arms go like this to steer you.†  (source) Firoozeh Dumas, Funny in Farsi, 2003

Peter gets up and propels me toward the door; he keeps one hand on the small of my back.†  (source) Jenny Han, To All the Boys I've Loved Before, 2014

Thornton came to, belly downward and being violently propelled back and forth across a drift log by Hans and Pete.  (source) Jack London, The Call of the Wild, 1903

I kicked at him and pushed away through the water with my arms, and finally, I was able to propel myself beyond his grasp.†  (source) Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle, 2005

Great squid propelling themselves over the floor of the sea in the cold darkness.†  (source) Cormac McCarthy, The Road, 2006

He puts a hand on my elbow and propels me up the stairs, through the door, and into the living room, where Carol and Mrs. Scharff are waiting for us, smiling.†  (source) Lauren Oliver, Delirium, 2011

They bit down, their great jaws propelled by a heavy piston attached to a large iron wheel.†  (source) Tara Westover, Educated, 2018

What she meant was that I was not doing all I could to prop up Richard, to propel him forward along his path to glory.†  (source) Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin, 2000