heavy earth
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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And, as two people with heavy earth sign placements, it nearly was.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
Across the nation, the sound of jackhammers and heavy earth movers told of similar large-scale building projects under way in the hearts of scores of other U.S. cities.
From Time Magazine Archive
Along the Germano-Polish frontier heavy earth charges of dynamite sent clods, cement and steel hurtling.
From Time Magazine Archive
No sooner did we cover my mothers remains with heavy earth than John Aycliffe, the steward of the manor, appeared outside the cemetery walls.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
At ten o'clock A. M., all resistance by rebel cavalry having ceased, the skirmishers emerged from dense woods and found themselves immediately in front of the heavy earth works before Yorktown.
From Vermont riflemen in the war for the union, 1861 to 1865 A history of Company F, First United States sharp shooters by Ripley, William Y. W.
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