How to Use plow in a Sentence

plow

1 of 2 noun
  • Give snow plows room, and don’t pass them.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Yes, the plows go slow but don't pass them.
    — Katie Landeck, The Providence Journal, 25 Jan. 2026
  • The salt yard is stocked and the plow trucks are ready to roll.
    — Nikki Dementri, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Do not park on day plow routes, which are not marked by signs.
    — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 30 Nov. 2025
  • The plow came to rest on the shoulder.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • But once the storm shifts from snow to sleet, the plows may not help.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Ross said the plows ripped the cushions from the street.
    — Joe Holden, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Some appeared not to have been even touched by a plow.
    — Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The snow had stopped falling, and a plow had come through.
    — Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Two inches per hour means our plows can’t keep up with that.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Hundreds of cars were towed to make way for plows in the city.
    — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The plows and hoes will have to wait — the search for love has begun.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The plow had its blade down and flashing lights on at the time of the crash.
    — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 7 Feb. 2022
  • So there’s one about a concrete boom pump or a snow plow or a line painter.
    — Marah Eakin, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Here's how to check when and if snow plow will make it to your streets today.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 2 Dec. 2025
  • So what happened to the plow farmer when tractors came around?
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Snow emergencies go by day and night plow routes.
    — Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Snow emergencies go by day and night plow routes.
    — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Wayne Fox says he's been a plow driver for more than four decades.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • This is great weather for melting any piles of snow left by the plows!
    — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The brush on this snow broom works as a plow, frost blade, and squeegee to clear away every flake.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2020
  • Vehicles parked on those streets could be towed to clear way for city salt and plow trucks.
    — Brook Endale, The Enquirer, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Row crop roots can grow quite deep if there are not barriers like a plow-pan in the soil.
    — Steven Savage, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Louisville's snow team can deploy up to 100 plows for the overnight storm.
    — Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Some of the remains showed scars from plows or other equipment.
    — Jeffrey Collins, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2023
  • The raindrops scour the air’s thick atmosphere as a plow scours the earth.
    — Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2022
  • That is what remains for much of the area away from the snow piles created by plows.
    — Tammie Souza, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
  • This, instead of the light fluffy snow, that was much easier to clear for our plows.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Both campaigns offered voters free rides to the polls as plows cleared wet slush from the roads.
    — Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Last year, the snow was so heavy that, after one storm, a plow broke off from a truck in the parking lot.
    — Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 23 June 2023

plow

2 of 2 verb
  • They used oxen to plow the field.
  • The soil was freshly plowed.
  • My street hasn't been plowed yet.
  • We hired someone to plow the snow from our driveway.
  • They continued to plow their way through the tall grass.
  • The town won't start plowing until the storm is almost over.
  • Bright and easy to plow through.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Also see if roads near you have been plowed here.
    — Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2025
  • The project plowed through tar and oil wells that needed to be capped.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 7 May 2026
  • Achane, and Mauigoa would plow open some rushing lanes.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Others plow my street and take human waste away.
    — Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Shannon put his head down and plowed forward.
    — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Wondering when your road will be plowed?
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Icy piles of snow will line icy sidewalks that line plowed and salted roads.
    — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Any streets that have been plowed 8 hours ago or longer are outlined in gray lines.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 2 Dec. 2025
  • Many had been plowed for agriculture.
    — Mike Bezemek, Outside, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The city says more than 300 alleys have been plowed so far.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The city's streets are scheduled to be plowed one to two days after the snow stops.
    — Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 30 Nov. 2025
  • The driver plowed through a fence and into the side of the school building.
    — ABC News, 1 May 2026
  • Allow six to eight car lengths between you and the snow plow that is working.
    — Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Crews continue to plow snow and treat slick areas across the state.
    — Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Some tasks are dull on their own but easy to plow through with conversation around you.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026
  • Shop this rolling snow plow for $84 and this snow shovel for $36.
    — Lauren Taylor, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Police and fire may respond to calls even before snow plows clear city and town streets.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
  • King took a handoff, then plowed right through the teeth of the Lancers’ defense.
    — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 23 Nov. 2025
  • The ban was lifted because state roads are clear, but many local roads have not been plowed.
    — Eryn Dion, The Providence Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
  • In the scenario, a person plowed through a crowd of people and then got out and opened fire.
    — James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Roads are not plowed, so owners and guests reach the property by snow cat or sled from the gate.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026
  • When will my residential streets be plowed?
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 2 Dec. 2025
  • But crews continue to plow a runway and taxiways to keep them clear.
    — Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 16 Mar. 2026

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