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

If the 2024 Netflix documentary was an attempt to look ahead, the Justice Department’s trove of Epstein files would soon dig up the past.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 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

I drag my backpack over my head, slide it off my arms, and dig for something to feed this guy.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz