digger

Example Sentences

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In central London, a construction digger unearths an unexploded World War II bomb, and it starts to tick.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

An AFP journalist in Nangarhar's Bihsud district said residents from around the remote and mountainous area joined rescuers in one village, using a digger and shovels to search for bodies under the rubble.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

Julia, a successful businesswoman in textile design, knows that her father will be alarmed at this impetuous engagement and will want to make sure that Johnny isn’t a gold digger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

"He's created a ramp so he can bring his digger down to the river and he's cut a 90m channel through my land," she said.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025

Baz Ellenbogen, who hadn’t made it through the first reader under Miss Myrt some years back, was the grave digger.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck