Example Sentences

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“He told me I was elbowing the fan, but the fan put his hands on me first,” Jokic said in his postgame press conference.

From Washington Times • May 8, 2023

“As soon as Rich started walking towards the house, he was elbowing me,” Gallanti said, referring to Durant’s manager, Rich Kleiman.

From New York Times • May 16, 2018

These selections left me feeling that a bubble had been punctured, if not burst, and that rough-and-tumble everyday life was elbowing its way in the door.

From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2014

Panetta had once threatened to quit because Morris was elbowing in on White House access.

From Time Magazine Archive

At this moment she discovered a handsome young gentleman who, with his eyes fixed on her face, was elbowing his way through the crowd.

From Ilka on the Hill-Top and Other Stories by Boyesen, Hjalmar Hjorth