jackhammer
Example Sentences
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“We used to hate cement trucks and jackhammers, but now we celebrate them,” Michael said.
From Los Angeles Times
Residents have previously told of hearing a backhoe and jackhammer overnight - when the dig was supposed to have been paused - and seeing a convoy of FBI vehicles, including large armored trucks.
From Washington Times
Residents have previously told of hearing a backhoe and jackhammer overnight — when the dig was supposed to have been paused — and seeing a convoy of FBI vehicles, including large armored trucks.
From Seattle Times
Almost every corner is replete with disaster crews manning bulldozers and using jackhammers to cut through the concrete.
From Los Angeles Times
His three sons borrowed pickaxes and jackhammers, angrily hacking away at the walls they had decorated with colored plates just last month.
From Seattle Times
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