shove

Example Sentences

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Thousands of football fans attempted to shove their way into Mexico City's official World Cup fan zone on Thursday, creating chaotic scenes shortly before kick-off in the opening game.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

When people ask "how do you have the time?" she explains that it is all about time management, intention and "a really good online calendar that I just shove everyone in, and it's great".

From BBC • May 5, 2026

He could just take a tight end or whoever came to block him, grab his pads, shove him off and go make the play.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Heuristics is the fancy term for the human readiness to shove phenomena into categories into which they don’t quite fit, mainly to economize on mental effort.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

I’m surrounded by bulging backpacks and loud voices and people who laugh as they shove one another.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day