shovel

Example Sentences

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Amid that landscape, a big shovel — perhaps the biggest shovel in the world — feels somewhat ordinary.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

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

Each of them was then given a shovel.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman