excavator

Example Sentences

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In the meantime, Interlune is testing an autonomous excavator and building a research factory in Texas.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

On Thursday, mangled metal screeched as an excavator compacted the skeletons of former homes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Behind her were two 20-tonne narrowboats waiting to be rescued by an imposing winch machine in a nearby field with the help of a specialist excavator.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

"The noise was very loud. When we came out, we saw the excavator."

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

It had left a trail of destruction wider than a tunnel excavator.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer