shovel

Example Sentences

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I’m definitely a plastic shovel type of guy, unless we’re going through the ice.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

Industrials, financials and a solidly-performing AI pick and shovel made up a handful of companies that mutual funds and hedge funds have been in lockstep agreement on in early 2026.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

CBS handed the shovel to the very man they were trying to bury, and he dug himself out.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

The Department of Homeland Security initially said a federal officer shot a man in the leg after being attacked with a shovel and broom handle by three migrants on 14 January.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

The sound of the shovel stops, and Max comes through from the bedroom.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron