Example Sentences

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The mud in the pit is sifted and shovelled.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Mercifully, it ended there, but only after Butland shovelled another couple of attempts away as PSV threatened to run riot on an evening when they vanquished a few demons of their own.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2023

"I'm planning to share it with my family and friends," the investment expert said, as cinema workers shovelled the popcorn into buckets and boxes.

From Reuters • Nov. 28, 2022

Elsewhere in the central Madagascar region of Haute Matsiatra villagers shovelled mud from a road on Sunday to clear damage from a landslide caused by Batsirai.

From Reuters • Feb. 6, 2022

The BFG grabbed the garden spade and scooped up all the eggs, sausages, bacon and potatoes in one go and shovelled them into his enormous mouth.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl