Verb (used with object) : Can you shoehorn four of us into the back seat of your car?. From Dictionary.com.
I usually try the thick end of a screwdriver, but the shoehorn is a good idea as well. From Wordnik.com. [Female Masturbation and why it is a GOOD thing] Reference
The term "shoehorn" is still popularly used, although this article is now produced in metal and plastic. From Wordnik.com. [1. Buttons] Reference
You can't "shoehorn" a script into a compiled executable. From Wordnik.com. [AutoHotkey Community] Reference
That’s called a shoehorn, and it’s the sign of a very weak model. From Wordnik.com. [Sciencemag on House E&C Hearing « Climate Audit] Reference
T and Verizon have said the FCC will wind up back in court if it tries to "shoehorn" broadband into an inappropriate regulatory framework. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Kurt was and is like a gateway drug or a shoehorn. From Wordnik.com. ['Armageddon in Retrospect'] Reference
Why shoehorn his brutality into a false perspective?. From Wordnik.com. [Celebrity Carnage] Reference
We should not shoehorn them into a four-college program. From Wordnik.com. [Briefing By Riley And Reich On School To Work Act] Reference
Seated now, the silver handled shoehorn, the loosened laces. From Wordnik.com. [Cobbler's Clinch] Reference
The inside of the curved section is then used as a shoehorn. From Wordnik.com. [1. Buttons] Reference
Nowadays, the shape of the shoehorn has been slightly refined. From Wordnik.com. [1. Buttons] Reference
I thought Gordon Brown would fail to shoehorn a Briton into a top EU job. From Wordnik.com. [Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me] Reference
We should not shoehorn every young person who wants a good job in America. From Wordnik.com. [Briefing By Riley And Reich On School To Work Act] Reference
But with "Happy Feet," no, they couldn ` t shoehorn that into the marketing. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 20, 2006] Reference
Do you know that some mornings he has to get his hat on with a shoehorn. —. From Wordnik.com. [Ulysses] Reference
Please shoehorn in one irrelevant, allegedly humanizing detail about your CEO. From Wordnik.com. [David Serchuk: CEO Cover Stories For Dummies] Reference
But here it is not clear how you could even shoehorn this case into federal court. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 25, 2002] Reference
Barry Humphries needs Michael Feinstein in his show like a snake needs a shoehorn. From Wordnik.com. [Tallulah Morehead: Gratitude Imparting Day.] Reference
As he lowered it into the last hole, he steered the descending tip with a shoehorn. From Wordnik.com. [Stallion Gate]
The natural curve of this part of the hollow section is the same as that of the shoehorn. From Wordnik.com. [1. Buttons] Reference
If we could shoehorn in the start-up of AMERICAN IDOL, that would just about lock it up. by. From Wordnik.com. [Attacking Iran Would be Madness, and a Capital Crime] Reference
Has anyone wondered if Hillary is staying in this thing to shoehorn herself into the VP slot?. From Wordnik.com. [Super-Delegates, Super-Delegates, And More Super-Delegates] Reference
His emphasis was on quantity, how many stories he could shoehorn into the shortest span of days. From Wordnik.com. [THE GREAT OBLIGATION] Reference
NB: Did anyone else notice how Greg managed to shoehorn the name Hillary in an Obama/McCain post. From Wordnik.com. [Poll: Obama Pulls Even With McCain Among Whites In New York] Reference
Don't try to shoehorn us into an old business model that doesn't make sense with new technology. From Wordnik.com. [Hugh McGuire: What Publishing Can Learn From Music] Reference
To manufacture a shoehorn the horn simply has to be divided into two parts, as shown in figure IX. 8. From Wordnik.com. [1. Buttons] Reference
She is likely to shoehorn her pain into lugubrious scenarios that are perfect for country-music videos. From Wordnik.com. [Monday Night Country: Gillian Welch & David Rawlings] Reference
Then some producer said, "We should definitely shoehorn this into our predetermined campaign narrative!". From Wordnik.com. [The Daley Show With Rahm Emanuel: The Mediagasm (VIDEO)] Reference
Okay, Ms. Westchester, she thought to Reece's mysterious girlfriend, can you shoehorn into a dress like this?. From Wordnik.com. [Mistress of Justice]
Freeing up credit enabled the sharpies to shoehorn all sorts of folks who can't pay into houses and stuff. From Wordnik.com. [The '08 Campaign And the Crash] Reference
Remember the funding for the spinach growers that they -- they tried to shoehorn into the Iraq emergency funding bill?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 26, 2007] Reference
A shoehorn on a stick is a handy tool for someone who cannot reach his or her shoes by bending or by lifting the foot. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 4] Reference
What the Dover trial proved was that the ICR literally "created" the term as a way to shoehorn creationism into schools. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Her life has been remarkable, and only her languid, laconic, matter-of-fact style allows her to shoehorn it into 370 pages. From Wordnik.com. [The Duchess of Devonshire: 'When you are very old, you cry over some things, but not a lot'] Reference
To make a shoehorn like this the external shape is cut in the interior curved part of a hollow horn, as shown in figure IX. 10. From Wordnik.com. [1. Buttons] Reference
Your shaving articles, a shoehorn, button hook, nail file, small pair of nail scissors, tooth powder, or listerine should not be forgotten. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men] Reference
It's a nice round number, and the plots are vague enough that you can shoehorn anything from Citizen Kane to a cereal commercial into them. From Wordnik.com. [Secrets of the 7 Basic Blog Posts] Reference
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