On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Shoehorn. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as device or tailor and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Shoehorn meaning
- A smooth tool that assists in putting the foot into a shoe, by sliding the heel in after the toe is in place.
- Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a medium.
- Anything which draws on or allures; an inducement.
Synonyms of Shoehorn
Using Shoehorn
- The main meaning on this page is: A smooth tool that assists in putting the foot into a shoe, by sliding the heel in after the toe is in place. | Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a medium. | Anything which draws on or allures; an inducement.
- Useful related words include: device, tailor, adapt, accommodate.
- In the example corpus, shoehorn often appears in combinations such as: to shoehorn, shoehorn in.
Context around Shoehorn
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 5 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shoehorn
- In this selection, "shoehorn" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, embossed, may, bacuna, councils and themselves stand out and add context to how "shoehorn" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include amawaterways embossed shoehorn and attempt to shoehorn something new. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shoehorn" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shoehorn
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
So they try to shoehorn councils into larger organisations by offering a few sweeteners. (14 words)
But biodiversity, too, is a complex and thorny issue to shoehorn into a market-based financial framework. (17 words)
Lawyers had to engage in great ingenuity to shoehorn their clients' claims into existing forms of action. (17 words)
Trying to shoehorn the car’s big LS7 V8 as far back into an engine bay designed for little fours and sixes (moving the engine farther back means better weight distribution and handling) meant that there was no room behind the engine for the exhaust to go. (47 words)
Throw in the making their strongest free-agency bid in a long time, the Blue Jays hoping to avenge the near-miss on Ohtani last year, and the defending champion trying to shoehorn themselves in, and you have quite the heated race. (42 words)
Try asking a creative mind to shoehorn his work of art in a style that suits the audience’s perception of his idea, chances are that you will be met with a response similar to Bejoy Nambiar’s. (38 words)
Complimentary daily bottled water, fridge, hairdryer, ice bucket (with ice machine just down the corridor), umbrellas, illuminated wardrobes, and safe add to the room's inventory, as is a bespoke AmaWaterways-embossed shoehorn! (33 words)
Example sentences (15)
Complimentary daily bottled water, fridge, hairdryer, ice bucket (with ice machine just down the corridor), umbrellas, illuminated wardrobes, and safe add to the room's inventory, as is a bespoke AmaWaterways-embossed shoehorn!
Currently there is a trend to shoehorn AI into every possible system, regardless of its effectiveness (or lack thereof) across numerous domains.
I found Weasel to be nothing but an annoying way for Gunn to shoehorn in jokes about crotches.
It is no surprise all four managers Blues have had this season have tried to shoehorn Bacuna into their team.
So they try to shoehorn councils into larger organisations by offering a few sweeteners.
They can shoehorn all the MCU and multiverse stuff in there and it'll be fun as long as they keep it true to the tone of the other DP movies.
Throw in the making their strongest free-agency bid in a long time, the Blue Jays hoping to avenge the near-miss on Ohtani last year, and the defending champion trying to shoehorn themselves in, and you have quite the heated race.
But biodiversity, too, is a complex and thorny issue to shoehorn into a market-based financial framework.
Given Taylor Swift loves to shoehorn in this sort of Easter egg herself and given that she did lend music to her pal Ryan Reynolds for this video, the nod’s not out of the question.
Try asking a creative mind to shoehorn his work of art in a style that suits the audience’s perception of his idea, chances are that you will be met with a response similar to Bejoy Nambiar’s.
He may shoehorn a comment in about the latest natural disaster, but I don’t imagine much beyond that,” the source added.
Now that the OEM is fleshing out its GLE-Class lineup, it's time to shoehorn some monster horsepower into the thing.
This decision may have been intended to make The Brady Bunch “adorable” again, but viewers turned away at the obvious attempt to shoehorn something new into the show.
Trying to shoehorn the car’s big LS7 V8 as far back into an engine bay designed for little fours and sixes (moving the engine farther back means better weight distribution and handling) meant that there was no room behind the engine for the exhaust to go.
Lawyers had to engage in great ingenuity to shoehorn their clients' claims into existing forms of action.
Common combinations with shoehorn
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to shoehorn 12×
- shoehorn in 2×