drill in a sentence

drill meaning:

n.) An implement for making holes for sowing seed, and sometimes so formed as to contain seeds and drop them into the hole made.

n.) Any exercise, physical or mental, enforced with regularity and by constant repetition;

v. i.) To practice an exercise or exercises; to train one’s self.

n.) Any exercise, physical or mental, enforced with regularity and by constant repetition;

drill sentence:

I need a drill to make a hole.

The soldiers were all out drilling.

New recruits have three hours of drill a day.

The dentist drilled a hole in the tooth.

The students are doing multiplication drills now.

After a long drill, the commander told his men to fall out.

The sergeant oversees the marching drills.

Pittsburgh banned corporate drilling for natural gas.

The soldiers were being drilled outside the barracks.

The teacher drilled the class in pronunciation of French words.

They’re drilling a new tunnel under the Thames.

He was rudely awakened by the sound of drilling.

The amendment would put a moratorium on offshore drilling for oil.

After drilling for several weeks they finally struck oil.

Young people came out in drills to lend a hand.

She has been feeling oddly lethargic all through the drills.

The electric drill can also be used as a screwdriver.

His latest toy is the electric drill he bought last week.

After a long drill, the commander told his men to fall out.

If they knew how difficult it was to drill through hard rock, they would lose heart.

This allows water to insinuate itself underneath and drill tunnels through the ice.

He used a drill to bore a hole in the wall.

New recruits have three hours of drill a day.

The soldiers have started to drill for water.

The drill takes about three hours to recharge.

Sandra winced as the dentist started to drill.

BP has been licensed to drill for oil in the area.

The drill is strong enough to bore through solid rock.

Minutes later he was making a noise like a pneumatic drill.

You’ll have to drill into the wood before you can fix the shelf.



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