Example Sentences

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He said he had shoveled snow off of his back patio and driveway, which had since been recoated with a thin layer of ice.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2024

“We had to shovel out our cars, and by the time we had shoveled them out it was dark and the snow started again.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2023

Many had shoveled out their cars and driveways, but the snow in the street was about two and a half feet, making it impossible to drive.

From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2016

In Canada, someone woke up the morning after a snowstorm to find that a Chiver had shoveled his driveway.

From BusinessWeek • Oct. 17, 2013

Molly had made a strange, almost strangled noise, and the frantic way she had shoveled down the leftover challah told her enough.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny