shovel

Example Sentences

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Be on the lookout for a giant shovel.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Several, he says, didn't have safety kits, such as a transceiver to reveal their location or a shovel.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Armed with nothing but a crowbar and shovel in the hills of Somaliland, Ahmed Ibrahim hacks away at rocks where he and fellow miners have already found tonnes of lithium.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

I’m definitely a plastic shovel type of guy, unless we’re going through the ice.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

The sun was barely brimming over the horizon and the air was still chilly when Nathan thrust the shovel head into the dry cornfield.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young