A plow, they say, to plow the snow.
They cannot mean to plant it, no–
Unless in bitterness to mock
At having cultivated rock. 2019 December 10, Cider Mill Press, Robert Frost Signature Notebook (The Signature Notebook Series), Simon & Schuster, →ISBN:
Trucks plowed through the water to ferry flood victims to safety.
Government institutions seem prepared to continue plowing public funds into the projects. A Brazilian newspaper reported Tuesday that the national development bank had approved a new loan of about $200 million for Itaquerão, a new stadium in São Paulo that is expected to host the opening match of the World Cup. 2013 June 18, Simon Romero, “Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders”, in New York Times, retrieved 21 Jun 2013:
It was the Viking habit. Even as a man plowed his field or chopped trees in the woods, his byrnie and his sword were always at hand. 1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 33: