shove aside

Example Sentences

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We’re still agonizing over to what extent one person in the pursuit of happiness is allowed to shove aside someone else.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2023

I'm not trying to shove aside or "contextualize" the systematic injustice inflicted for generations on black people in America, as well as on people of color, immigrants and other marginalized communities.

From Salon • May 31, 2020

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

I shove aside a layer of crumpled coffee cups and a napkin filled with the crumbs of a half-eaten blueberry muffin.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein