excavate
Example Sentences
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Inmates dug through rubble to excavate their own jailers, said relatives of current prisoners.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
In 2022, Sereno returned with a 100-person team and 64 Nigerien guards to excavate the "earth-shattering site".
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
The court heard he appeared to be motivated by a desire for the council to excavate a site at Long Bennington.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026
Reiner was, above all, a compassionate filmmaker, willing to excavate all manner of conflict and tension in search of the essential humanity that connects us all.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
I stuck my arm elbow-deep into the bird to excavate any meat clinging to the rib cage.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
Vocabulary lists containing excavate
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