backhoe
Example Sentences
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He managed to duck behind them right before a backhoe loader rolled past.
From Literature
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She watched as they gave up trying to cut a firebreak, abandoning their bulldozers and backhoes to the fire and running away.
From Literature
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Using more than 30 backhoes and bulldozers, miners dug up 1,500 metric tons of earth a day, leaving in their wake a trail of environmental destruction.
From Los Angeles Times
And until the bulldozers and backhoes showed up this week, the president had explicitly denied the White House’s structure would be affected.
From Salon
On Friday, a gray and red backhoe moved piles of trash and other items into a large blue dumpster.
From Los Angeles Times
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