dig at
Example Sentences
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If one looks carefully, its move could be a subtle dig at Tesla and Elon Musk.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
Called “actual” in a nod to its 99.9% platinum makeup—and an apparent dig at its competitors—Robinhood’s card looks a lot like other premium cards on the market.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
Paramount also added a dig at Warner management, saying: “We expect to make smarter decisions about licensing across linear networks and streaming.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026
Kenyon’s dig at “uproarious pedantry” nods to James’s intellectual pretensions, which some courtiers derided—even though a learned monarch seems preferable to an ignorant one.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
He began to dig at the base of the sycamore.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
