shove

Example Sentences

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"Users will reject it if you're just trying to shove a puzzle down their throat that has no connection to your core values as a company."

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

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

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The Stolz family had a pond in their backyard in Kewaskum, Wisc., and Dirk hooked a plow to his ATV to shove snow off of the frozen surface.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 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

A panic rises up in me that I fight, desperate to shove back in its box before it ruins my chance with the best thing that’s ever happened to me.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam