till the soil
Example Sentences
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The third time we visited Tamara we were told she had left for the nearby fields early in the morning, to till the soil.
From BBC • Nov. 28, 2023
All of his crops — tomatoes, cucumbers and sweet potatoes — now lie dead in the fields and must be uprooted before he can till the soil anew and start over.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2023
Jose Fernando taught himself how to drive a trailer to till the soil.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2022
Unlike conventional farmers, Dobson doesn’t till the soil very much.
From Salon • May 10, 2019
I didn't till the soil or weed the flowerbeds or try to graft a tree limb; I sat in the shade and listened to my Japanese language instruction.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
