dig for
Example Sentences
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Accompanied by specially-trained truffle dogs, foodies get dirt under their nails as they dig for these stinky “black diamonds.”
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
Luria, like some other analysts, says there’s room for investors to selectively dig for bargains.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026
He hired her as a secretary and soon had her helping him and his wife, Mary, dig for fossils at Olduvai Gorge, a famous site in the Serengeti Plains in what is now northern Tanzania.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025
From May to October, continuing a tradition launched in 2011, visitors can pay extra to dig for their own fossils in more recent, less scientifically significant geographical strata.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2025
She was prepared for some sort of archaeological dig; for a dead body; for a meteorite.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
