plow under

Example Sentences

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With the onset of the coronavirus, many farmers were forced to plow under crops or dump their milk, even as grocery store shelves emptied out and many American families went hungry.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2021

Large scale corporate operations will deny access to hunters and for certain plow under the grassed waterways and seasonally inundated wetland in favor of maximizing production.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2016

It is cooking with imperfect vegetables that farmers might otherwise plow under.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2015

Meantime, U. S. farmers plow under their crops, kill livestock to prevent a surplus.

From Time Magazine Archive

We use some indirectly, as we grow clover to plow under, and usually give at that time a good dressing of lime.

From Success with Small Fruits by Roe, Edward Payson