Below you will find example sentences with "push ups". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Push Ups in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 11
  • Discovered as a combination around: ups
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 4
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 22.7 words

Words in this phrase

push ups

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • push can mean: To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force. Frequent word
  • ups can mean: Initialism of uninterruptible power supply/source. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 1 start, 8 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

and 18 push ups in one 1× completing 201 push ups 1× contestants perform push ups during the 1× do 100 push ups every day 1× get some push ups in throughout 1× girls do push ups after the 1× hip thrusts push ups and deadlifts 1× knee bends push ups and pull 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

been trying to 1× girls do push 1× he raised 201 1× i do 100 1× in the clip 1× in this saturday 1×

Common sentence endings:

201 push ups 1× a personal trainer 1× a video of 1× and pull ups 1× in new york 1× minute or less 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

doing 2× pull 2× 201 2× seconds 2× get 2× day 2× clip 1× actress 1× debut 1× zoya 1× akhtar 1× archies 1×

Phrases around this combination

Just before it in the phrase index:

pursue music pursue career pure water pure joy purchasing power purchasing new

Just after it in the phrase index:

put forth putting together pvt ltd qualified professional quality assurance quality control

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "push ups" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 22.7 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as and 18 push ups in one, completing 201 push ups, doing, pull and 201 stand out.

Example types with push ups

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

I do 100 push ups every day. (7 words)

He raised £201 and recorded himself completing 201 push ups. (10 words)

Perhaps you can still do deep knee bends, push ups and pull ups. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

In the clip, the actress, who made her debut with Zoya Akhtar’s “The Archies”, is seen doing several weighted workouts including pull ups, hip thrusts, push ups and deadlifts under the supervision of a personal trainer. (37 words)

Well, that’s one way to make sure you get those reps in. Jonathan Majors used the weight of a crew member while doing push ups, which is something I’d kill to see a video of. (37 words)

Not only did I have to complete 18 different stations with 90 seconds of work and 30 seconds of “rest”, but each required 10 push ups inbetween, before you could move on to the next stage. (36 words)

Example sentences (11)

In the clip, the actress, who made her debut with Zoya Akhtar’s “The Archies”, is seen doing several weighted workouts including pull ups, hip thrusts, push ups and deadlifts under the supervision of a personal trainer.

The perfect candidate will go through an 18-month training program and should be able to do a minimum of 27 sit-ups and 18 push ups in one minute or less.

Perhaps you can still do deep knee bends, push ups and pull ups.

Spearmon says that his girlfriend, Canadian pole vaulter Anicka Newell, has instructed him to do push ups on couches and step-ups on stairs.

He raised £201 and recorded himself completing 201 push ups.

Not only did I have to complete 18 different stations with 90 seconds of work and 30 seconds of “rest”, but each required 10 push ups inbetween, before you could move on to the next stage.

Well, that’s one way to make sure you get those reps in. Jonathan Majors used the weight of a crew member while doing push ups, which is something I’d kill to see a video of.

Girls do push ups after the first two touchdowns and guys take over from there.

I do 100 push ups every day.

Been trying to plop down on the floor and get some push ups in throughout the day too.

In this Saturday, April 21, 2018 photo, contestants perform push ups during the Spartan Citi Field Stadium Sprint in New York.