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Shoehorning is an English word. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Shoehorning in a sentence

Related words

Shoehorning | Shoehorned | Shoehorn

Shoehorning meaning

present participle and gerund of shoehorn

Using Shoehorning

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of shoehorn
  • In the example corpus, shoehorning often appears in combinations such as: shoehorning in.

Context around Shoehorning

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

progressive 1× football 1× players 1×

Sentence patterns with Shoehorning

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

audience by shoehorning in totally 1× but shoehorning football into 1× disney of shoehorning progressive messaging 1× intent on shoehorning in a 1× mode then shoehorning players into 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but shoehorning football 1× classical music commentator 1× conservatives have accused 1× touting your game 1× viewers never really 1×

Common sentence endings:

angel and cordelia 1× on day one 1× quality family content 1× totally irrelevant topics 1× was a struggle 1×

Words around Shoehorning

Just before it in the word index:

shoehorned 17 shoehorn 15 shoegaze 15 shoed 6 shoecandy 2 shoeburyness 4

Just after it in the word index:

shoeing 15 shoelace 11 shoelaces 30 shoeless 12 shoels 2 shoemake 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Shoehorning

  • In this selection, "shoehorning" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, progressive, football and players stand out and add context to how "shoehorning" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include audience by shoehorning in totally and but shoehorning football into. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shoehorning" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shoehorning

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

But shoehorning football into a new schedule of business dealings and family commitments was a struggle. (16 words)

Classical music commentator Norman Lebrecht said the public broadcaster risks putting off its traditional audience by shoehorning in "totally irrelevant" topics. (21 words)

Conservatives have accused Disney of shoehorning progressive messaging into its content and pursuing a political agenda over putting out quality family content. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

Touting your game's multiplayer mode then shoehorning players into random queues instead of letting them queue up with friends probably wasn't the smartest move available on Day One. (30 words)

Viewers never really got invested in this relationship, because by this point it had become apparent that the writers were intent on shoehorning in a romance between Angel and Cordelia. (30 words)

Conservatives have accused Disney of shoehorning progressive messaging into its content and pursuing a political agenda over putting out quality family content. (22 words)

Example sentences (5)

Conservatives have accused Disney of shoehorning progressive messaging into its content and pursuing a political agenda over putting out quality family content.

But shoehorning football into a new schedule of business dealings and family commitments was a struggle.

Classical music commentator Norman Lebrecht said the public broadcaster risks putting off its traditional audience by shoehorning in "totally irrelevant" topics.

Touting your game's multiplayer mode then shoehorning players into random queues instead of letting them queue up with friends probably wasn't the smartest move available on Day One.

Viewers never really got invested in this relationship, because by this point it had become apparent that the writers were intent on shoehorning in a romance between Angel and Cordelia.

Common combinations with shoehorning

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • shoehorning in 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shoehorning" in a sentence?
An example: "Conservatives have accused Disney of shoehorning progressive messaging into its content and pursuing a political agenda over putting out quality family content." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "shoehorning" from authentic English texts.
What does "shoehorning" mean?
Shoehorning means: present participle and gerund of shoehorn
How many example sentences with "shoehorning" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "shoehorning", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.