Example Sentences

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In addition to social isolation, surging layoffs in the public and private sectors are shoving more people into early retirement against their will.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026

To make it harder for him, the survivors got organized and are shoving this controversy right back in the public eye.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2025

It is another when defensive lines are shoving offensive linemen five yards into the backfield and ruining any semblance of offensive play design.

From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2017

The fast food taco slinger and Cap'n Crunch are shoving their collective calorie-filled parts together and creating Cap'n Crunch Delights — colorful donut holes sprinkled with mashed bits of cereal.

From The Verge • Feb. 28, 2015

Instantly a dozen 'Varsity men respond to the cry and fall in behind Campbell and Shock, who, locking arms about The Don, are shoving him through for dear life.

From The Prospector by Connor, Ralph