dig down

Example Sentences

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But dig down into the detail of their policies and it’s a different story.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2024

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

If your current basement’s headroom doesn’t meet code, Daisley says, you’ll likely need to lift the existing house a foot or two, or dig down, before you can start the conversion project.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2023

This was a little more challenging because I had to dig down to bury the bottom of the chicken wire to keep out hungry diggers like skunks and such.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson