shovel

Example Sentences

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Armed with nothing but a crowbar and shovel in the hills of Somaliland, Ahmed Ibrahim hacks away at rocks where he and fellow miners have already found tonnes of lithium.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

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

At times the ground was so hard that we had to dig the shovel into the ground with both hands, pushing in with the weight of our bodies.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez