tiller

Example Sentences

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Before the grain returns to life, however, farmers typically spread fertilizer that encourages the tillers to grow off the main stalks.

From Reuters

Tuition was $200 a year, a tidy sum for the land tillers, tradesmen and teachers that populate nearby farming communities.

From Washington Post

Biden came to office promoting himself as an international statesman with a steady hand on the tiller after Trump's four storm-tossed years in office.

From Reuters

However, someone undergoing investigation into his personal affairs should not have a hand at the tiller of the Justice Department during that investigation.

From Washington Times

A tiller served as the steering system, and the wheels and brakes were borrowed from a bicycle.

From Washington Post