burrow

Example Sentences

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So “Mule Boy” burrows into the tight, intimate space of the dying men’s final moments, and into the troubled soul of the boy fated to carry their story.

From The Wall Street Journal

Digging a burrow was naturally, and literally, beneath him.

From Literature

Once Rowan thought he saw a sharp nose twitching in a burrow, but in the blink of an eye, whatever it was had disappeared.

From Literature

Suddenly, the Irish tails were up and replacement prop Michael Milne burrowed over.

From Barron's

But there is a monologue nestled within the eighth episode that burrows straight to the core of why this little comedy has sparked something dormant in our hearts.

From Salon