shove

Example Sentences

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After the shove, the video shows Niemi and his group walk briskly down the stretch of Santa Monica Boulevard that is home to a number of nightclubs and bars.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Heuristics is the fancy term for the human readiness to shove phenomena into categories into which they don’t quite fit, mainly to economize on mental effort.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The incident at Stamford Bridge started when Chelsea forward Joao Pedro reacted to West Ham winger Adama Traore's shove on Blues defender Marc Cucurella in added time.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 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

“Once your cart is fully loaded, do not block, trip, or shove the other teams. Do not interfere with their cart handoffs.”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein