On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Shoving. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Shoving meaning
present participle and gerund of shove
Using Shoving
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of shove
- In the example corpus, shoving often appears in combinations such as: and shoving, shoving the, shoving and.
Context around Shoving
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 15 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shoving
- In this selection, "shoving" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, began, thought, repeatedly, match, purple and giants stand out and add context to how "shoving" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a shoving match breaks and alex schneider shoving him only. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shoving" sits close to words such as adage, admirer and aft, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shoving
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
At a workstation, Duff began shoving purple ranunculus into a vase. (11 words)
He tightened his grip, restricting her breathing, before shoving her to the floor. (13 words)
The homeowner reacted in lightening speed, quickly defending himself by shoving the would-be thief. (15 words)
Left tackle Jordan Mailata’s block in the back literally shoving Giants’ safety Xavier McKinney into making a tackle on A.J. Brown on a first-and-10 at the Eagles’ 28. Two plays later, Hurts tossed the pick-six. (40 words)
In a particular heated moment, House Speaker Cameron Sexton and Democratic Rep. Justin Pearson appeared to have a brief physical interaction where both accused each other of shoving within moments of the House chamber adjourning the special session. (38 words)
When Muse refused to leave at that time, Mark Cardilli Jr., then 24, and his father attempted to force him from the home, and a shoving match soon broke out among the three of them and Chelsea Cardilli. (38 words)
A shoving match breaks out, Stratton with a huge right-hand palm strike and then she uses Bianca’s braid to trip her up! (24 words)
Example sentences (20)
At a workstation, Duff began shoving purple ranunculus into a vase.
Certainly not good ol' Bleeding Cool management, who thought shoving a potentially nefarious AI into my weekly preview gigs was an "innovative" idea.
Further evidence released by the court showed security camera footage of Majors repeatedly shoving and scuffling Jabbari back into their SUV in a subsequent incident.
He tightened his grip, restricting her breathing, before shoving her to the floor.
I did end up wearing a red bag but I had to end up hiding it underneath my jacket because people were doing the ‘Eff you’s and the shoving and that whole thing.
In a particular heated moment, House Speaker Cameron Sexton and Democratic Rep. Justin Pearson appeared to have a brief physical interaction where both accused each other of shoving within moments of the House chamber adjourning the special session.
Infuriated, Fenech squared up to referee Alex Schneider… shoving him, only for Schneider to shove back.
Left tackle Jordan Mailata’s block in the back literally shoving Giants’ safety Xavier McKinney into making a tackle on A.J. Brown on a first-and-10 at the Eagles’ 28. Two plays later, Hurts tossed the pick-six.
One of the lawmakers, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said some lawmakers were bent on shoving Akeredolu aside and installing Ayedatiwa as acting governor at today’s plenary.
Pushing and shoving between the rival sprint trains had a domino effect as riders spilled out to the right-hand side of the road with inevitable results.
The homeowner reacted in lightening speed, quickly defending himself by shoving the would-be thief.
The victim gave up pursuing Leader and was walking back towards his vehicle when Leader ran towards the victim, shoving him full force in the back with both hands.
They break out singing a small part of “How Far I’ll Go” from “Moana” before cracking up laughing and playfully shoving one another.
When Muse refused to leave at that time, Mark Cardilli Jr., then 24, and his father attempted to force him from the home, and a shoving match soon broke out among the three of them and Chelsea Cardilli.
Yes, nothing says Christian tolerance like grown adults shoving toddlers out of the way to grab plastic eggs with a fifty-cent toy prize inside.
A man, 43, was left in excruciating pain after shoving a toothbrush into his penis, which then snapped during sex.
A Power Rangers actor is being sought by police after a shocking video emerged of him allegedly shoving an elderly man using a walker to the ground after an argument in an Idaho parking lot.
A shoving match breaks out, Stratton with a huge right-hand palm strike and then she uses Bianca’s braid to trip her up!
As time ticked by, the intensity and physicality increased with several post-whistle shoving matches from both teams.
A tangle of legs and pushing and shoving ensued but most observers expected the players to escape with a talking to from Roger Milford.
Common combinations with shoving
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and shoving 29×
- shoving the 12×
- shoving and 8×
- shoving him 7×
- shoving it 7×
- shoving each 6×
- by shoving 5×
- before shoving 4×
- shoving her 4×
- of shoving 4×