- present participle of delve.
delving
Example Sentences
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Until she started delving into her family’s past, she says, “I didn’t know any of this history.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
“I took care of mom for 20 years before her dementia started,” she said, delving into some of the long history of their mother’s manic-depressive behavior.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
"Is the iPhone Birth Control?" asked a paper published Monday by the National Bureau of Economic Research, delving into why US fertility rates have fallen by 22 percent since 2007.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
Herring isn't the only one delving into the UK's culinary history.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
“If you insist on delving deeper into all of this I think he might be the only one of us that may help, though I cannot guarantee that he will be entirely forthcoming.”
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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