Example Sentences

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Yet we are once again facing a news cycle that will shove our attention—as well as our output, our nerves, our sanity—through a Cuisinart.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2024

She pays lip service to ensemble acting, yet will shove anyone out of the way who’s occupying center stage.

From Slate • May 1, 2018

They shouldn’t leave the important decision of where to enter the water to the hundreds of paddlers who will shove their boats into the waterway this summer.

From Washington Times • Jan. 22, 2018

On the news, some TV journalist named Spud will shove a microphone in my face and ask: “As a parent, did you really think this through?”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2017

Therefore his brain may be seething with a thousand frenzies, but he will shove out clutch and brake feet in an emergency, and hold them out.

From Long Live the King! by Rinehart, Mary Roberts