shove aside

Example Sentences

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We try to follow the tenets of popular financial gurus, which shove aside the lived experiences of whole communities.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2024

He dropped the opening set against Alexander Zverev, one of the young guys trying to shove aside Djokovic and the rest of the Big Three.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2021

With so many misgivings to shove aside, the wrong that he’s doing is exhausting; just look at the towers of file cabinets pushed up against the walls.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2019

But crews continued to shove aside slush from between lanes.

From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2017

I shove aside a layer of crumpled coffee cups and a napkin filled with the crumbs of a half-eaten blueberry muffin.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein