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Shoehorned is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Shoehorned | Shoehorn | Shoehorning

Shoehorned meaning

simple past and past participle of shoehorn

Using Shoehorned

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of shoehorn
  • In the example corpus, shoehorned often appears in combinations such as: shoehorned into, been shoehorned, shoehorned in.

Context around Shoehorned

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 12 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

awkwardly 1× felt 1× increasingly 1× clooney 1× repeatedly 1× workers 1×

Often after:

appearance 1× new 1× onto 1× threesome 1×

Sentence patterns with Shoehorned

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

also been shoehorned into regular 1× an awkwardly shoehorned appearance by 1× are increasingly shoehorned onto the 1× are repeatedly shoehorned into all 1× can be shoehorned in there 1× english has shoehorned the two 1× george clooney shoehorned into it 1× has been shoehorned into a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

against this background 1× although the melody 1× in this instance 1× it didn t 1× just as bad 1× most students in 1×

Common sentence endings:

a gaming icon 1× a modern x5 1× according to linnell 1× as controlling investor 1× by jesse owens 1× fulfilling this prophecy 1×

Words around Shoehorned

Just before it in the word index:

shoehorn 15 shoegaze 15 shoed 6 shoecandy 2 shoeburyness 4 shoebury 14

Just after it in the word index:

shoehorning 5 shoeing 15 shoelace 11 shoelaces 30 shoeless 12 shoels 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaa 21 abductees 21 abdulahi 21 abetment 21 abhors 21 ablution 21

Corpus analysis for Shoehorned

  • In this selection, "shoehorned" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, awkwardly, felt, increasingly, appearance, new and onto stand out and add context to how "shoehorned" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include also been shoehorned into regular and an awkwardly shoehorned appearance by. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shoehorned" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shoehorned

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

It didn’t need George Clooney shoehorned into it somewhere. (10 words)

Oh, also Pearl Harbor also serves as the backdrop of that shoehorned threesome. (13 words)

Against this background, right-wing journalists are increasingly shoehorned onto the screen, for balance. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Whiting built only a few automobiles in 1904, by bringing Buick engines across the street where his workers shoehorned them into his wagons, before running out of capital, causing him to bring in William C. Durant that year as controlling investor. (41 words)

Prior to its launch, was under heavy scrutiny broadly for its gameplay and more specifically for its looting systems which felt shoehorned into a game Arkane Austin wasn't typically known for that instead felt like it was chasing trends. (40 words)

Packed with more playable characters than ever before, vastly expanded boss encounters and - the doozy - multiplayer, not even shoehorned in microtransactions can dampen the excitement accompanying the triumphant return next year, of a gaming icon. (35 words)

Example sentences (16)

There is no retconning of any of the rowers as a member of any privileged minority, though there is an awkwardly shoehorned appearance by Jesse Owens.

Towelie is initially a parody of hackneyed mascots and shoehorned new characters, but Towelie ends up fulfilling this prophecy.

Just as bad, aspects of this divisive ideology have also been shoehorned into regular U.S. diplomacy with foreign partners.

Prior to its launch, was under heavy scrutiny broadly for its gameplay and more specifically for its looting systems which felt shoehorned into a game Arkane Austin wasn't typically known for that instead felt like it was chasing trends.

Tofu Vegan is all of these things and more, drawing upon Chinese traditions and ingredients that haven’t been shoehorned into veganism, being instead vegan by default.

When Halle was starting her acting career, she was intent on not being shoehorned into the "gorgeous girl" character type.

Against this background, right-wing journalists are increasingly shoehorned onto the screen, for balance.

But they have to, because modern English has shoehorned the two behaviors into one descriptive concept.

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In this instance, a hydrogen fuel-cell powertrain has been shoehorned into a modern X5.

It didn’t need George Clooney shoehorned into it somewhere.

Most students in 2019 have no need for an address book or phone number section, and yet they are repeatedly shoehorned into all planners.

Oh, also Pearl Harbor also serves as the backdrop of that shoehorned threesome.

So, Charlotte can be shoehorned in there and take your freaking selfies and call herself Miss WrestleMania.

Packed with more playable characters than ever before, vastly expanded boss encounters and - the doozy - multiplayer, not even shoehorned in microtransactions can dampen the excitement accompanying the triumphant return next year, of a gaming icon.

Although the melody for "Birdhouse" was written years prior to the lyrics, the lyrics were "shoehorned in to match the melody", according to Linnell.

Whiting built only a few automobiles in 1904, by bringing Buick engines across the street where his workers shoehorned them into his wagons, before running out of capital, causing him to bring in William C. Durant that year as controlling investor.

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Common combinations with shoehorned

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shoehorned" in a sentence?
An example: "There is no retconning of any of the rowers as a member of any privileged minority, though there is an awkwardly shoehorned appearance by Jesse Owens." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "shoehorned" from authentic English texts.
What does "shoehorned" mean?
Shoehorned means: simple past and past participle of shoehorn
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