How to Use snowplow in a Sentence

snowplow

noun

• For the first few miles, the vehicle in front of me was a snowplow.
  — Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2022
• Dale said Conway then tried to run him over with the snowplow.
  — Tim Requarth, Longreads, 22 Oct. 2019
• The sign had been installed a few years ago, it was knocked down by a snowplow.
  — Carol Kovach, cleveland, 19 July 2022
• How often does the city snowplow plug the end of your driveway?
  — The Editors, Field & Stream, 6 Feb. 2020
• All of a sudden, a stranger showed up with a truck with a snowplow mounted on the front.
  — A.j. Baime, WSJ, 24 Sep. 2022
• The voter turnout for the snowplows surpassed 3,000 votes.
  — Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2023
• The quiet huff of snow and wind is broken by the distant thunder of avalanche bombs, and the beep and scrape of snowplows.
  — Heather Hansman, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2023
• In many areas, snowplows could not keep up with the snowfall.
  — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 27 Nov. 2019
• Beaudin was found by a snowplow driver in the parking structure at 3:43 a.m. bleeding and frozen to the ground.
  — Christopher Kuhagen, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2020
• Crews quickly brought out snowplows to try to clear the slush on the roads, and some were buried under the remains of a large landslide.
  — Jenna West, SI.com, 26 July 2019
• Meanwhile, 800 snowplows are set to take to the roadways Tuesday as the snow begins to fall.
  — Dana Ferguson, Twin Cities, 26 Nov. 2019
• The state Department of Transportation had to send two snowplows to help clear the road.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2020
• Drivers who encounter a snowplow on the road should keep a long distance behind the plow and should not pass the plow.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Dec. 2021
• Those on Winneste are made of rubber and will not hold up to the force of a snowplow and will be removed in December.
  — Briana Rice, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2021
• Lane also said he was caught in an avalanche that day while driving his snowplow.
  — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Mar. 2021
• That new front fascia swaps out the old snowplow-like lower grille with a less-in-your-face design.
  — Maxwell B. Mortimer, Car and Driver, 20 Oct. 2020
• Allow 6 to 8 car lengths between you and a snowplow that is working ahead on the road or highway.
  — Paula Wethington, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2022
• The state Department of Transportation used snowplows to clear the scene.
  — CBS News, 2 Jan. 2020
• Tom Prelovsky of Laurel, Md., said that as a child — and then as a teacher — his favorite sound was a snowplow scraping the road.
  — Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2020
• In that context, Stewart was hopping on a snowplow at 4 a.m. to clear the snowfall from her New York farm.
  — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 3 Feb. 2024
• There are nine rotary snowplows, huge trucks that collect snow off the roads and fling it into the nearby forests.
  — St. John Barned-Smith, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2023
• Iowa's Department of Transportation sent about 700 snowplows out to try and clear the roads.
  — Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024
• The bear had been buried underneath snow and hidden from view until a snowplow drove by and tore off one of its legs.
  — Fox News, 17 July 2019
• Renner got trapped by the tracks, Fries told deputies, and was subsequently run over by the snowplow, the report reads.
  — Erin Pflaumer, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2023
• Some snowplow names won by a landslide, while others seemed almost too close to call.
  — Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2023
• Auggie is presumably not the adult nephew who was driving a truck in the snow when the actor was crushed by a snowplow near his Reno home.
  — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2023
• The top six names will be displayed on a snowplow in each snow district, joining last year’s winners.
  — Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024
• Just know there's a snowplow, salt truck driver shortage.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 31 Jan. 2022
• Stay 10 car lengths behind snowplows and put space between your car and others.
  — Dana Ferguson, Twin Cities, 26 Nov. 2019
• The snowplow also shattered his ribs in 14 places, collapsed his lung and pierced his liver.
  — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024