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trowel

[trou-uhl] / ˈtraʊ əl /


NOUN
shovel
Synonyms
STRONG


VERB
shovel
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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When I saw her, brandishing a hard hat and trowel at a housebuilding site, there seemed no question of her going anywhere.

From BBC

A man who was cautioned for carrying a bladed trowel in public has said he was given no choice but to accept the reprimand because police were unable to contact a solicitor for him.

From BBC

You’ll want to bring a trowel, and have a plan for toilet paper.

From Los Angeles Times

Starting from a radius of 3 feet, they gently dig toward the marker from all directions, using shovels and then switching to pointed trowels to scoop debris into dust pans for closer inspection.

From Los Angeles Times

The intros had been written, the praise laid on thick, with a trowel.

From BBC