shoved

past tense of shove

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of shoved During the scuffle, a loud smack is heard as the officer who shoved her appears to punch her in the face. — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026 Early in the Minnesota Vikings’ 15-10 victory over the Miami Dolphins, Vikings linebacker Eric Wilson appeared to be shoved into Hill, who was knocked to the ground. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 The dress was believed lost until Parton's niece Rebecca Seaver, who is curating the museum, found it about a year ago wrapped in a paper bag and shoved into a trunk, Summers said. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 As Lindstrom’s voice echoed throughout his teammates’ helmets, safety Jessie Bates III shoved him once, then again, and again. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Like every fashion trend, barn jackets have enjoyed their time in the limelight, occasionally taking a back seat when trendier options like scarf coats and cropped puffers shoved them offstage. — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026 After Will McDonald flushed Titans quarterback Cam Ward from the pocket, Bailey chased him down and shoved him out of bounds for a one-yard loss — and sack — during the Jets’ 23-10 victory. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026 Like the people in that book, many of the subjects of The Castle have been shoved to the margins. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026 The officer then shoved him with both hands on his chest, pushing Shabazz to the ground. — Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoved
Verb
  • Already, two bipartisan groups of senators have pushed back on the decision, including seven Republicans.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Lebanese officials have pushed for a last-minute extension of UNIFIL's mandate, so far without success.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Ossoff last year also pressed Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin for canceling public health and environmental grants.
    — Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The final complainant says Brand demanded a massage and pressed his face into her groin during the recording of an advertisement in 2009.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Although robust buyer demand briefly drove yields down to session lows following the auction, yield levels above 5% remain substantially higher than the historical norm over the past decade.
    — , CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The suit says Her displayed doctored, sexualized photos of Henry and other officers, including in Henry's own office, and drove unannounced to a golf simulator in Woodbury where Henry was spending personal time.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Brands face a compounding storm of carrier peak surcharges, compressed delivery windows, and intense warehouse capacity constraints.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, the team fed the moment-by-moment activity of 332 brain regions into CEBRA, a machine-learning tool that compressed the data down to its essential structure while preserving the order of events.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026

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“Shoved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoved. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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