Example Sentences

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It’s no coincidence that you mention you were shoveling snow at 8 years old.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

While many bogus applications were weeded out, many more were approved — particularly in the early months, when agencies were shoveling money out based on applicants’ self-certification.

From Washington Times • Feb. 8, 2023

Even though the house appeared unchanged, he added, “we were shoveling hoards of cash into this property.”

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2022

As I walked through the nearly-empty streets of the recently cleared out downtown on Sunday evening, locals were shoveling snow, restocking groceries and trying not to make eye contact.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2022

Men in the lane were shoveling garbage onto the bed of the truck.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm