Example Sentences

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To have money for things like that, they get odd jobs; everybody but my very youngest is shoveling snow right now.

From Slate • Dec. 20, 2019

Scraaaaaaape: Midway through the second overtime, the ice crew is shoveling again but we’re still tied at 3.

From Washington Post • Apr. 24, 2019

While the shopkeeper is shoveling, he or she should also remove snow and ice from catch basins, keep hydrants clear and disperse any puddles that form.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2016

If the user is shoveling in the food too rapidly, the fork vibrates and a light blinks as a warning to slow the munching down.

From Time • Jan. 11, 2013

Justin is shoveling cereal in his mouth like he’s plowing snow.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh