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Wondering how to use Shovel in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as delve or dig.

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Shovel | Shovels | Shoveling | Shoveled | Shovelling | Shovelled | Shovelers | Shovelware | Shovelfuls

Shovel meaning

  1. A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.
  2. A mechanical part of an excavator with a similar function.
  3. Any shovel in the above senses, or any spade.

Synonyms of Shovel

shovel in cut into delve dig machine digger excavator power shovel fire iron containerful spadeful shovelful hand tool turn over

Related words

Other words often associated with Shovel or its synonyms:

take withdraw remove transfer site labourer person automobile make jab barb organization

Using Shovel

  • The main meaning on this page is: A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots. | A mechanical part of an excavator with a similar function. | Any shovel in the above senses, or any spade.
  • Useful related words include: shovel in, cut into, delve, dig.
  • In the example corpus, shovel often appears in combinations such as: to shovel, shovel and, the shovel.

Context around Shovel

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

loading 1× snow 1× hour 1× typically 1× first 1×

Often after:

knight 2× away 1× test 1× maybe 1× tells 1× topsoil 1×

Sentence patterns with Shovel

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a loading shovel also having 1× able to shovel out their 1× and a shovel 1× and a shovel on the 1× around a shovel to scoop 1× decided to shovel the roof 1× every hour shovel a path 1× fund typically shovel a lot 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

all the office 1× as a result 1× as much snow 1× as police checked 1× best of all 1× but working my 1×

Common sentence endings:

and a shovel 1× and avoiding injury 1× enough to shatter 1× feet of snow 1× great on switch 1× her mid 20s 1×

Words around Shovel

Just before it in the word index:

shoved 258 shove 172 shouzhi 4 shouwen 4 shouty 9 shouts 190

Just after it in the word index:

shoveled 25 shoveler 2 shovelers 4 shovelfuls 2 shoveling 45 shovelled 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

architectures 189 atv 189 bader 189 biscuit 189 breakthroughs 189 cabaret 189

Corpus analysis for Shovel

  • In this selection, "shovel" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, loading, snow, hour, knight, away and test stand out and add context to how "shovel" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a loading shovel also having and able to shovel out their. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shovel" sits close to words such as architectures, atv and bader, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shovel

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

She recalls the first shovel of dirt settling around her. (10 words)

Shovel tells me: 'Anya is a vegan in her mid 20s. (11 words)

It’s also no surprise that Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove feels great on Switch. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Other residents such as Don Kendrick and Deanna Beaudoin were among many still stranded in their properties, with the pair only able to shovel out their car Sunday 12 days after the 9,000-strong community was first hit with the first snowfall. (43 words)

It’s laughable that so many suggest they can really “stick it” to Rodgers by paying him 60 million to ride the pine… I mean, if you made him dig craters with a shovel maybe but holding a clipboard and avoiding injury? (42 words)

As much snow had been falling, and an injury did result in my fall, a combination of the four children of my next door neighbor — Toua, Moua, Mai Xiong and Touly — kindly helped me shovel my snow. (37 words)

Question examples

His depth depends on the shovel test — are the lower layers dry enough to shatter? (15 words)

It’s laughable that so many suggest they can really “stick it” to Rodgers by paying him 60 million to ride the pine… I mean, if you made him dig craters with a shovel maybe but holding a clipboard and avoiding injury? (42 words)

Example sentences (20)

Knights in video games have been portrayed in various unique ways, such as using unconventional weapons like a shovel in Shovel Knight.

All the office windows were smashed, with the glass in two excavators and a loading shovel also having to be replaced.

As a result, he decided to shovel the roof, which had accumulated five feet of snow.

As much snow had been falling, and an injury did result in my fall, a combination of the four children of my next door neighbor — Toua, Moua, Mai Xiong and Touly — kindly helped me shovel my snow.

As police checked over his car, they discovered a firearm, latex gloves, a huge kitchen knife, and a shovel.

Best of all, no squatters to deal with and no need to shovel the snow or replace appliances.

But working my shovel into the heavy silt, it immediately dawned on me that “clean up” was much easier to talk about than do, and this would probably take months to accomplish.

Cantrell was able to get the shovel away from Morrison, she said, and Morrison turned to leave.

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Get the snow shovel out of storage or purchase one now because the best time to purchase them is when no snow is on the ground.

His depth depends on the shovel test — are the lower layers dry enough to shatter?

I stood as he placed Dolly’s bridle, the shotgun, and a shovel on the ground then hugged him as tightly as possible.

It’s also no surprise that Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove feels great on Switch.

It’s laughable that so many suggest they can really “stick it” to Rodgers by paying him 60 million to ride the pine… I mean, if you made him dig craters with a shovel maybe but holding a clipboard and avoiding injury?

I would set my alarm for every hour, shovel a path to the revolving doors, go in and make sure her frame was still intact.

Noncandidate committees like the Hawaii Carpenters Political Action Fund typically shovel a lot of cash to lots of candidates.

Other residents such as Don Kendrick and Deanna Beaudoin were among many still stranded in their properties, with the pair only able to shovel out their car Sunday 12 days after the 9,000-strong community was first hit with the first snowfall.

Residents passed around a shovel to scoop sand from the fire station parking lot.

She recalls the first shovel of dirt settling around her.

Shovel tells me: 'Anya is a vegan in her mid 20s.

Shovel topsoil from adjacent pathways onto each bed, adding screened loam if needed, then dig in 2-4 inches of compost and rake the soil level.

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Common combinations with shovel

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shovel" in a sentence?
An example: "Knights in video games have been portrayed in various unique ways, such as using unconventional weapons like a shovel in Shovel Knight." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "shovel" from authentic English texts.
What does "shovel" mean?
Shovel means: A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.
What are synonyms of "shovel"?
Common synonyms of "shovel" include: shovel in, cut into, delve, dig, machine, digger, excavator, power shovel. Plus 6 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "shovel" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "shovel", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.