dig

Example Sentences

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“My client lied to the police. He lied to his lawyers in this case. And that’s a hard, hard hole to dig out of.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

But for your dividend income strategy to work — and approach something on the order of being bulletproof — we’d have to dig much deeper into the details.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Even home gardeners might dig it, as they contemplate buying chickens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Then, the hosts dig into the stat dashboard the U.N. wants to replace GDP as the main prosperity metric and debate whether GDP is even relevant enough for it to matter.

From Slate • May 30, 2026

His nails dig into my skin through my sweatshirt.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz