shove
verb (used with object)
to move along by force from behind; push.
shoves
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present tense formof shove (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Instead, Iñárritu shoves in a limp subplot about a missing daughter to humanize him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
They said the agency at the time opted against tough discipline for controllers, in part because managers condoned the early shoves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
And another AI video on X depicts the pair running together through a city engulfed in flames before the female executive shoves him aside in a dramatic scene.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
After Chris’ mother shows up to debunk his half-Asian lie, after he shoves her out of the room, after he and his crush stop speaking, Chris asks his mother if she’s ashamed of him.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2024
The father picks up his son’s books, shoves them at him, and tells him to go to his room and study.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
