How to Use pitchfork in a Sentence

pitchfork

noun
  • In due time, torch and pitchfork crowd, in due time.
    — Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Take your forks and knives — and heck, your pitchforks, too — and dig in!
    — Charles Isherwood, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2016
  • He’ll be crushed by the pitchfork crowd, and who wants to hang around to watch that?
    — Steve Lopez Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2020
  • But a worker still fluffs the pine straw with a pitchfork to shake free any dirt and leaves.
    — Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2021
  • Oh, the farmer is handing us pitchforks and shovels.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Once the foliage has died to the ground, take a pitchfork, loosen the soil around the plants, and lift them out.
    — Erin Benzakein With Julie Chai, Country Living, 24 Feb. 2017
  • Stir the pile with a pitchfork every few days to keep the oxygen level high.
    — Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 26 Feb. 2021
  • It will be met with pitchforks and torches and white-hot Twitter takes.
    — Nick Moyle, Houston Chronicle, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Though the resulting image cut off the tines of the pitchfork.
    — Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2022
  • Part of Ryan's pitch has been to put away the pitchforks and modulate the tone.
    — Philip Elliott / Youngstown, Time, 21 Sep. 2017
  • In the black frame was a black and white pic of the pair dressed for farm work holding a chicken and a pitchfork.
    — Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 13 June 2023
  • Welcome to the new crop of farm retreats, pitchforks not required.
    — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 11 Apr. 2023
  • The post and the false allegation brought out the pitchforks.
    — Adrian Vore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2023
  • The fun starts when a feral savage with a pitchfork stitched onto his arm joins the party.
    — NBC News, 28 Oct. 2017
  • The helmet used as part of the combination is gold with a black pitchfork and a black stripe.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 18 Sep. 2021
  • If every bad guy went around with horns and a pitchfork, they could be easily avoided.
    — Mick Lasalle, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Aug. 2024
  • When the rabble show up with pitchforks and torches, the queen comes to the balcony and quiets them.
    — Christian Lorentzen, New Republic, 23 June 2017
  • Handheld aerators are pushed into the ground with some help from a foot, much like a pitchfork or hoe.
    — Lauren Corona, chicagotribune.com, 17 Oct. 2020
  • Where would toxic philanthropists be without the arts to stave off the pitchforks?
    — Rhonda Lieberman, The New Republic, 23 Sep. 2019
  • Sprinkle the feathers on top and give the pile a turn with a pitchfork to keep the feathers from blowing away.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Armed with machetes and pitchforks, these fighters seized a cache of muskets, then burned down a mansion.
    — Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
  • Social media is a cesspool, and the pitchforks are aimed at Stephanie White right now.
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
  • Lift the tubers gently out of the ground with your pitchfork, shake off excess dirt, and place gently on the ground.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 9 Mar. 2021
  • To top off their looks, Hailey carried a pitchfork and Jenner, a dog.
    — Catherine Santino, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
  • There, someone would release the load into the hay mow, where someone else with a pitchfork would level the pile.
    — Helen Shriver Riley, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2023
  • Remove stakes, cut the dead plant material to the ground, and use a pitchfork to loosen the area around the tubers.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 9 Mar. 2021
  • Two men, one armed with a pitchfork and the other with a hoe, began to chase 16-year-old Shirley.
    — Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Then, turn the compost with a pitchfork or shovel at least once a week and patiently wait for the process to be complete.
    — Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2023
  • The helmets with the pitchfork and number are nothing short of excellent.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2021
  • And that's why this concerns me — across the country kids are picking up their pitchforks for the tiniest grievances.
    — Steve Hartman, CBS News, 1 May 2020

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