dig down

Example Sentences

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Instead, he explained: "You have to look beyond that. You've got to dig down and come up with something special."

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2024

“You got to dig down deep. We still have games left to play.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 10, 2023

Eventually its offspring will hatch and fall from their perch into the soil, where they will dig down and spend most of their lives.

From National Geographic • Sep. 5, 2023

Guidelines call for contractors to remove soil until the lead concentration is below 80 parts per million, or to dig down 18 inches, before putting clean soil on top.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2023

“Sometimes when you think you’ve done all you can, you have to dig down deep and find that extra oomph that helps you get through what seems like an impossible situation.”

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas