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'shovel' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'shovel' with 7 example sentences.


shovel noun

: a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle

: the quantity a shovel can hold

: a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace

: a machine for excavating

shovel verb

: dig with or as if with a shovel


  • I don't have a shovel, but I know somebody who does.
  • They were clearing the snow from the sidewalk with a shovel.
  • Shoveling snow is hard work.
  • That shovel cost thirty dollars.
  • The worker is carrying sand with a shovel.
  • I dug a huge pit with my shovel in just one day.
  • The men were working with picks and shovels.
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