push off
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I looked with sympathetic awe and fearfulness upon the man, who in mid-winter just landed from a four years’ dangerous voyage, could so unrestingly push off again for still another tempestuous term."
- "Brian Clapper: Why? What have I ever done to you? I just tried to help. Tom Carter: Push off, Brian."
- "Far from precipitating that event therefore he pushed it off until the very last moment, when, in fact, there was no alternative left him."
- "After hours of detailed debate stretching late into the night Monday, the San Rafael City Council pushed off a decision until Aug. 6 to allow for further deliberation."
- "It deferred capabilities, such as mobile data processors for the Air Force and the Army and a fully compliant backup mission control facility, and it pushed off a decision to procure the third and fourth satellites."
- "Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today pushed off a planned vote on legislation to reform rules for off-shore oil drilling, because the bill lacked the votes to overcome Republican opposition."