shoved

Example Sentences

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The man who shoved Kelver and who allegedly initiated the confrontation, known only as “S. Durham,” has not been charged.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

Season after season, the club that won style points and little else ventured back into Europe, only to be shoved around by a giant or trip over itself in a pratfall.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Videos on social media showed activists being shoved and surrounded by youths wearing matching T-shirts emblazoned with Jerusalem-themed slogans.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

A few months later, he found degrading posters of his head on a child’s body shoved inside his uniform pockets and gun holster and plastered over the station walls, according to the complaint.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Honestly, before we moved to the Ranch, the rocking feeling of being in the car, with all our bags and belongings shoved in the trunk, was what felt like home most of all.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy