digging in
Example Sentences
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Researchers believe it may have been used for digging in soft ground near the lakeshore or possibly for stripping bark from trees.
From Science Daily • May 24, 2026
But Evelina Kravchenko, a senior researcher at Ukraine's Institute of Archaeology, said Russian archaeologists should be prevented from digging in occupied Ukraine.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
That would be pretty interesting — though we’ll be digging in and discussing it, either way.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
“Trying hard to amend,” Mr. Mandelson replied, “Treasury digging in but I am on case.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
“I tried the store twice and called up your house, but they didn’t know where you were,” he says, digging in the drawer.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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