shove

Example Sentences

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This year, we have not one, but two, songs that declare: "Take your job and shove it".

From BBC • May 8, 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

Just as roadkill summons vultures, so too does human misery summon journalists, who travel across the country to shove cameras and recorders at people enduring things no one should experience.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2026

Palmer converted another spot-kick in the 35th minute after Yerson Mosquera's needless shove on Joao Pedro.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

I frown at him and shove my finger against my lips.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam