Explore Pushback through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Pushback meaning
- The act of repelling an enemy, etc.
- A procedure in which an aircraft is pushed backwards away from the gate by some external force, usually a special tractor.
- A reversal or reduction.
Using Pushback
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of repelling an enemy, etc. | A procedure in which an aircraft is pushed backwards away from the gate by some external force, usually a special tractor. | A reversal or reduction.
- In the example corpus, pushback often appears in combinations such as: pushback from, the pushback, pushback against.
Context around Pushback
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pushback
- In this selection, "pushback" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, comes, gets, faced, makes and especially stand out and add context to how "pushback" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a government pushback since last and amid pushback from lisa. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pushback" sits close to words such as alt, banda and belmont, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pushback
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But he knows he'll have to deal with pushback from the team. (13 words)
But this movie goes all in. Did you get any pushback about that? (13 words)
At the moment, we are not hearing any pushback from investors," Peeterson told AK. (14 words)
With that effort comes pushback from certain "fans" who want things to stay the same, and the fear of said pushback makes a lot of the executives responsible for financing the media hedge their bets on truly committing to the values they claim to espouse. (45 words)
And to be frank, I've probably got the most amount of negative pushback from people at Tesla about this interview than anything else I've ever done," Musk said, before asking Netanyahu to explain the judicial overhaul. (38 words)
Citing the civil rights movement and the Selma coverage, Melber said part of the reason for the pushback at the Times and other media outlets is that journalists are trying not to repeat the mistakes of the past. (38 words)
But this movie goes all in. Did you get any pushback about that? (13 words)
Example sentences (20)
With that effort comes pushback from certain "fans" who want things to stay the same, and the fear of said pushback makes a lot of the executives responsible for financing the media hedge their bets on truly committing to the values they claim to espouse.
A bill to scrutinize tax incentive perks for renewable energy projects and other businesses gets pushback.
Advocates against child marriage have faced pushback in their efforts to end it in red, blue and purple states.
A few guests have commented on the higher online prices, though she said pushback has been minimal.
After Disney executives said they would oppose the law following pushback from its staff, Mr DeSantis removed its self-governing status in June of last year.
A government pushback since last year has seen the group’s control erode over vast swathes of land.
Amid pushback from Lisa Vanderpump, Kent explained, “Give it 10 years, he is Randall Emmett.
And to be frank, I've probably got the most amount of negative pushback from people at Tesla about this interview than anything else I've ever done," Musk said, before asking Netanyahu to explain the judicial overhaul.
As well, there will be pushback on council to reduce the four per cent tax hike.
At the moment, we are not hearing any pushback from investors," Peeterson told AK.
But a lot of the lawyerly pushback here skirted real concerns about DoNotPay’s proposed execution and dumped on the idea that a defendant might use an automated aide at all.
But he knows he'll have to deal with pushback from the team.
But if internal and external pushback — especially from India — is high, a cornered army might feel the need to hold on to power and offer itself as a fait accompli.
But it is the movement against the university presidents from a chorus of Democrats that suggests a possible realignment of a traditional political alliance, one that could see bipartisan pushback against the elitism of the ivory tower.
But the movement is getting pushback from some Hindu Americans who argue that such legislation maligns a specific community.
But there is clearly pushback by saner voices on campus, and some administrators are heeding the call for opposition to violence and radicalism.
But this movie goes all in. Did you get any pushback about that?
Citing the civil rights movement and the Selma coverage, Melber said part of the reason for the pushback at the Times and other media outlets is that journalists are trying not to repeat the mistakes of the past.
Cox and state legislators are likely to receive pushback from those who believe DEI programs have helped minority students.
Democrats believe they are getting hammered by the lack of White House pushback against McCarthy, who has been a near-constant presence on TV making the GOP’s argument.
Common combinations with pushback
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- pushback from 66×
- the pushback 25×
- pushback against 24×
- some pushback 20×
- pushback on 15×
- of pushback 12×
- pushback and 7×
- pushback to 6×
- faced pushback 5×
- pushback in 5×