Sentence examples for a shove of from inspiring English sources

He does, at one point, push her legs together with a shove of his foot.

Here, and in a few other stories, a nudge (sometimes a shove) of melodrama is redeemed by the splendidly detailed setting over which the boys range, and the untutored inklings they use to dope out the adult world.

It is simply intended as a visual reminder to players that they are entering a danger zone, where a reckless play near the boards — a hit from behind, a shove of a player in a vulnerable position, a puck-carrier's last-instant turn toward the wall with head down — could result in a catastrophic injury.

With a shove of his tiller, the nose of his Finn comes around towards the wind, he pulls in the sail and trucks back up the course.

Groves gives Eubank a bit of a shove towards/sort of through the ropes but Eubank springs right back up and tries a few big shots before the referee intervenes and tells everyone to be nice.

A violent shove of a middle-aged man who does not appear to pose any threat to police has taken on a whole new significance because he has subsequently died.

So the administration has opted to try a shove instead of a nudge.

The first creaking open of the closet led to a colossal shove of repression.

"It was more of just kind of a shove, you know?

When a "shove and pull" method of swing-release failed, the fire service arrived with a trusty screwdriver.

Gray turned and saw Divac standing close by and gave him a shove into a row of photographers.