mower
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of mower
1400–50; late Middle English: one who mows; see mow 1, -er 1
Example Sentences
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Sandler wasn’t as fortunate in 2008—he’d bought a lawn mower.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
It is like putting diesel in a lawn mower.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 2026
As someone who finds sideline interviews typically duller than lawn mower instructions, it feels strange to condemn a coach for the sin of being interesting on TV.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
Indianna Winchester, 28, competed in motocross when she was younger but when her brothers started a lawn mower team, she could not resist getting involved.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2025
I never really knew my grandfather, but the lawn mower had come from him.
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
The two-man greenkeeping crew spent as much time fixing the tractors and mowers as using them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Shares began sliding last week after the company, which sells a range of products from livestock feed to lawn mowers, posted weaker-than-expected earnings for the first quarter and held its full-year guidance steady.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
Rasmussen hopes to work with companies to understand if audio devices could be designed that would repel hedgehogs from cars, lawn mowers or strimmers.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
“These mowers give you consistent quality cuts, so the appearance is neat and uniform seven days a week,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
The warm air vibrated with the thrum of wasps and the drone of lawn mowers.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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