Example Sentences

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In Middle Tennessee, tilling dirt was her role in fighting the Germans and Japanese.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Having to avoid pesticides and herbicides often makes organic farms more reliant on tilling soil to keep crops weed-free, for example, so many must be more proactive about soil health.

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2025

So, instead of tilling to loosen soil or digging to add amendments, lay needed organic amendments on top where worms and rain can help them percolate down.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2024

If fields are flooded, that can hamper productivity and slow down planting or ploughing and tilling.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2023

“It’s what we call the guys workin’ their butts off in the Gardens— tilling, weeding, planting and such.”

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner