digger

Example Sentences

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But with a final heave of the digger bucket, a shower of gold was released from the soil.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

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

Nesbitt, who grew up near Rochester, N.Y., worked as a grave digger in high school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 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

Stanley spent more time pushing the wheelbarrow than digging, because he was such a slow digger.

From "Holes" by Louis Sachar