shove off

Example Sentences

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And there’s no punishment for telling the governor to shove off.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2024

"I can't remember the last time she was in the area; she should show up or shove off," local Ampthill resident Carole Richardson said.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2023

But minutes after we shove off into a chilly drizzle at elevation 6,000 feet, civilization feels very far away.

From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2022

We watched the boat shove off and then returned to the Ninth Street house, where Otha and I sat with Mary Bronson and her son.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 3, 2019

Laying a hand on Kate’s shoulder as he prepared to shove off, he murmured gently, “Remind me, though, to teach you a better knot.”

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart