dredge

Example Sentences

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For him there was too much to get excited about in the 80 minutes to come, without dredging up the past.

From BBC

In the lowlands of the San Joaquin Valley, last winter’s torrential storms revived an ancient body of water drained and dredged decades ago, its clay lakebed transformed into a powerhouse of industrial agriculture.

From Los Angeles Times

Being in L.A. — and especially working in Hollywood — dredges up insecurities that Che managed to keep hidden back in New York.

From Los Angeles Times

The government, for its part, has an ambitious national adaptation plan with expensive projects, like dredging rivers of silt and building embankments to hold back the sea.

From New York Times

Workers will dredge a new basin 40 feet deep, allowing large cruises ships, cargo vessels, and every U.S. military ship except aircraft carriers to dock, Port Director Joy Baker said.

From Washington Times