shove
verb (used with object)
to move along by force from behind; push.
has shoved
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present perfectof shove (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He has shoved rafts of legislation through a GOP-led General Assembly and is unveiling big economic developments, like a $5.5 billion, 8,100-job Hyundai Motor plant that he announced near Savannah on Friday.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2022
Someone has shoved an empty medicine box and a crisp wrapper inside the stove too, to try and provide a few extra minutes of warmth.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2021
An ‘every country for itself’ run on COVID-19 tests has shoved Africa out of the diagnostics market, warns Africa CDC head John Nkengasong.
From Nature ● Apr. 28, 2020
But the pandemic has shoved his dealership up the learning curve.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2020
I see Burgess has shoved you down for them.
From Mike by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
