Example Sentences
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James, who scored 16 points in Thursday's loss, appeared to injure his left elbow in the fourth quarter, after he was shunted off the court and landed on the legs of a cameraman.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
He has been shunted around the line-up and along the bench, with Beauden Barratt and Will Jordan edging him out as the starting fly-half and full-back respectively.
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025
The role is even shunted aside by prominent experts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025
Gerrard and Lampard, who struggled to dovetail, were paired centrally and Scholes, who the Swede regarded as his "most talented player," was shunted left.
From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025
All the focus she’d poured into the single sentinel was shunted back into her physical body, and she stumbled and fell, gasping, to her knees.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
