shovel

Example Sentences

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The best way to make money in a gold rush is still selling shovels — or in this case, buying the company that owns all the shovels.

From MarketWatch

State media shows Serdar regularly appearing with a shovel in hand planting trees.

From Barron's

In a cattle shed on the Somerset hills, near Bruton, we are scraping it off the floors with old fashioned shovels.

From BBC

The “picks and shovels” approach targets increased electricity demand from AI data centers and manufacturing reshoring.

From Barron's

His defense led to the offensive highlight of the third as he stole a pass and shoveled the ball to Jaxson Hayes in transition.

From Los Angeles Times