Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Mr Parker had spotted Mr Whitman while he was shovelling the driveway for his son, who was on his way home from a night shift.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2015

Charlie Parker, a former politician, was shovelling snow near his home in Nova Scotia when he spotted a dark shape moving through the snow.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2015

I had a lot of loose coal knocked down in the drift and was shovelling steadily into a car when, away down the main tunnel, I saw a bunch of lights bobbing in the darkness.

From The Dominant Dollar by Ralph, Lester

"Hello, Sol!" the man cried to the blacksmith, who was shovelling a path from the barn to the house.

From Together by Herrick, Robert

Before they rode by he had picked up his shovel and was shovelling out a grave for his life.

From I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir