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
We try to follow the tenets of popular financial gurus, which shove aside the lived experiences of whole communities.
From Salon • Oct. 8, 2024
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
It would have to be something too big and heavy for him to shove aside.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
