shove

Example Sentences

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Amid all the big collisions, a gentle shove and a not-so-gentle rebuke generated the most headlines over the weekend.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Just as roadkill summons vultures, so too does human misery summon journalists, who travel across the country to shove cameras and recorders at people enduring things no one should experience.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2026

Palmer converted another spot-kick in the 35th minute after Yerson Mosquera's needless shove on Joao Pedro.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

“Right now, ICE is my 100% workload, and I have to shove everything else in,” Lewis said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

I’m curious, but I’ve got no time to waste, so I shove the stack of papers aside.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy