clod

Whether it's a twig, a pebble or a clod of dirt, the randomness you get on a large scale is the same.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2024

To be fair, there is more to Johnson's story than him simply being a clod when it came to dogs.

From Salon ● May 20, 2023

In another, weeds frozen under a dusting of snow wilt into a clod of root-tangled soil.

From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2023

The one of Rizzo, which was taken down on June 2, makes him look like a misshapen clod in an awkwardly buttoned jacket.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2020

Mr. Hofacket flushed and ducked his head, and I swear he would have kicked a clod if there’d been one on his studio floor.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

Even the venal clods burst to complicated life.

From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2023

It might form big clods that damage the crop or cut it into pieces.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2022

But in eight weeks, I fear Boorish clods will appear Dressed as pathogens for Halloween.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 3, 2020

I’ve had plenty of experience trying to fend off these clods for years.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 2, 2018

I look at the bushes, the clods of dirt hanging from their roots, and catch my breath as the word rose registers.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins