plough into
Example Sentences
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If we freeze and do nothing, the train will plough into us.
From Salon • May 20, 2023
Persistently high rates of profit give big firms plenty of money to plough into fancy research labs, but also suggest that the competitive pressures which might prompt them to exploit the resulting discoveries are weak.
From Economist • Sep. 28, 2017
Locals matter-of-factly recall watching Cessnas and Beechcrafts plunge into the nearby Tapajós river or plough into trees.
From The Guardian • Apr. 4, 2017
I like to think that, if asked in advance, most people would choose not to plough into the kids.
From Slate • Oct. 18, 2016
He drove the sharp end of the plough into the soil, and held it firmly so, while the horses dragged it along in a straight line.
From Stories to Tell to Children by Bryant, Sara Cone