shove

Example Sentences

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And second, there’s the chart-topping country song “Take This Job and Shove It.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

Shove day today got the CG with 11K’s 1BB 3H 0R!

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

In Philly, they affectionately call it the Brotherly Shove, and the Eagles used it to take a 17-10 lead in the third quarter on Hurts’ 1-yard touchdown run.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2023

Shove compartment: A better name for that thing in your car that’s jampacked with everything but gloves.

From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2018

"Shove half-a-dozen cats into that Castle," I cried, "and they'll kill every mouse in the place in five minutes, I don't care how clever they are!"

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl