shove aside
Example Sentences
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Like the most treacherous toadies from literature — Iago, Wormtongue, Tywin Lannister — Miller managed to shove aside rivals to latch onto his master’s ear and guide him toward more evil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026
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
I'm not trying to shove aside or "contextualize" the systematic injustice inflicted for generations on black people in America, as well as on people of color, immigrants and other marginalized communities.
From Salon ● May 31, 2020
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
It would have to be something too big and heavy for him to shove aside.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
