How to Use shove off in a Sentence
shove off
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Despite being kicked and shoved off balance, the robot manages not only to stabilize itself but also to return to its walking path without falling.
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Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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Wide receiver Tee Higgins shoved off the line against Moss on a fade route, the same matchup that downed the Broncos in Week 17 last season.
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Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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Xavi Simons, who replaced Lucas Bergvall in the fifth minute as a concussion substitute, was constantly shoved off the ball and made an awful back pass in the build-up to Chelsea’s winner.
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Jay Harris,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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The receiver shoved off Jalen Ramsey to break free, and then — while the Steelers swarmed — flipped a desperation lateral to Goff for what looked like a miracle, walk‑off touchdown.
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CBS News,
22 Dec. 2025
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Nat Odgers and Mikey Lear, a couple from Brighton, England, had just shoved off from the banks of the Missouri River in southwestern Montana on August 5, 2025.
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Outside,
7 Feb. 2026
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Among them were the assault of a 27-year CTA veteran who was punched and thrown onto the tracks, an elderly woman shoved off an MBTA bus, and a case in which a man used his belt to assault passengers, as noted in the Department of Transportation's news release.
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Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
21 Sep. 2025
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