auger

Example Sentences

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The department always recommends checking the ice — with a metal pole or an auger — and never recommends taking a vehicle onto the ice, Herrick said.

From Seattle Times

So hopes that in reopening a window for people to gather and have their voices heard, the protests might auger a fresh chance for Hong Kong’s languishing pro-democracy movement.

From Seattle Times

He periodically reached toward the auger for a handful of his wheat, testing its moisture.

From New York Times

To right the boat, he dropped part of their cargo, then purchased an auger so he could drill a hole in the vessel's bow and let out the water.

From Salon

A fountain of water erupted when he yanked the auger from the hole.

From Science Magazine