shove off

Example Sentences

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It must have been around two o’clock in the afternoon when steam whistles were blown & we shoved off.

From Literature

Despite being shoved off their own scrum, the ball came out to Cox who managed to offload to Kate Williams who crossed to give the home crowd something to cheer.

From BBC

And there’s no punishment for telling the governor to shove off.

From Los Angeles Times

I again leaped to the firebox, and again was shoved off.

From Literature

“We know, when push comes to shove, the results of that are 143 faculty getting shoved off a cliff with one vote,” he said.

From Seattle Times