digging up

Example Sentences

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But their ambitions extend beyond digging up ore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

BHP has significantly divested from thermal coal in recent years, but still has a stake in Australian mines digging up the fossil fuel for steelmaking.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

This means digging up the plant or bulb in the countryside is against the law and landowners are prohibited from removing bluebells from their land to sell.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Michael in 2014 publicly apologized after he suggested digging up dirt on the personal lives of journalists critical of Uber.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

I said I hoped it would be something better than digging up cast-iron pipes.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam