backhoe

Example Sentences

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And there are backhoes and bulldozers plowing across a construction site where a new home goods store will replace a previous one that was burned to the ground.

From New York Times

“Not a backhoe, cement truck or crane within miles,” Chris Book, the institute’s administrative director, said.

From New York Times

“I bailed hay in the summer for a summer job. So that’s not my first time on a backhoe.”

From Washington Times

They trucked in 500 cubic meters of sand and spent weeks with a bulldozer and backhoe sculpting a beach and dune to look like shores along the northeastern United States.

From Science Magazine

The result, he said, is an economy short of factory workers, backhoe operators, welders, electricians and other skilled trade workers.

From Seattle Times