burrow
Example Sentences
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It tried to burrow its face into his coat, into his neckline, next to his skin.
From Literature
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Boo puts her hands over her ears and burrows into my leg.
From Literature
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But I know if I don’t, the word she used—“cult”—will burrow deeper in my mind, like a splinter.
From Literature
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“Sinners” is ambitious, perfectly crafted pop moviemaking that got pulses racing in the theater while burrowing earwormy ideas about music and liberation into your head.
From Los Angeles Times
Squeals follow the creatures of the earth down into their burrows.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.