digging up
Example Sentences
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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
Dozens of people have now descended on the area and have been digging up the fenced area where the cows were once penned in, hoping to strike it rich.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
On impulse, one of the men went inside for a shovel, and he and his friend began digging up sidewalk stones with the idea of making a little garden.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
Workers initially excavated the tar pits by capturing massive chunks of earth as if they were digging up a large tree, root ball and all.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
The swales and small hills soon hid the officers from us, and us from them, but I felt very anxious about digging up a grave when they were on the island.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
