shoved
Example Sentences
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Storage space is at a premium, and outfits often end up "shoved somewhere".
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
The strategists also pointed out that investor rotation into other sectors has lifted growth prospects and valuations of many “old economy” industries, long shoved aside by investors.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
He wants, if utterly hopelessly, the war shoved back into the box it once occupied, a war that Mr. Putin had grown comfortable that he could sustain indefinitely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
They seem to take it less personally when they’re shoved into a drawer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
There’s an old plastic-covered couch shoved between a microwave and a sink.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
