shovel
Example Sentences
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The Department of Homeland Security initially said a federal officer shot a man in the leg after being attacked with a shovel and broom handle by three migrants on 14 January.
From BBC
He helped with laundry and raking the leaves and shoveling snow.
From Literature
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The best thing you could do for the ride quality is to shovel a half-ton of snow in the cargo bed.
When they got to their yard, they went directly to the sandbox where Sam's big tin shovel was lying beside a dented kitchen pot.
From Literature
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They carried pitchforks and shovels and any mean-looking thing they could find, and they made a circle around Uppity and his fireplace.
From Literature
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