burrowing

Example Sentences

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For a solid hour he keeps Evy, and the audience, feeling as if we’re burrowing down a rabbit hole that keeps taking odd turns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

A pair of Smith penalties after the break stretched England's lead out to 18-10 and England seemed to be turning the tide of the contest, with Underhill and Itoje both burrowing deep for turnovers.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

But Zhao and O’Farrell’s screenplay consistently reverts to histrionics and outsized displays of emotion, never once burrowing into how either William or Agnes really feels.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025

Now, though, Greene seems to be burrowing herself out of the conspiracy-theory hole, apologizing for past sins, and maybe even seeing the light of reality for the first time.

From Slate • Nov. 20, 2025

He takes hold of it and pulls it to his chest, hugging it, burrowing his face into it.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen