shovel
noun
an implement consisting of a broad blade or scoop attached to a long handle, used for taking up, removing, or throwing loose matter, as earth, snow, or coal.
have shoveled
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present perfectof shovel.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Workers in protective suits have shoveled black sludge off beaches, and boats towed booms into place to corral two oil slicks.
From Time ● May 21, 2015
Paul,nnto @ PU-I have lived my life in Minnesota so I have shoveled all that I am going to.
From Time ● Jan. 6, 2013
All the plants we have watered, the fish we have fed, the snowy steps we have shoveled.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2011
Further, the department must typically replow where car owners have shoveled snow back into the streets.
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2010
He must have shoveled every second I was gone.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
