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

Mohammed Asasa had only just returned home after burying his 80-year-old father Hussein when several children ran into the house shouting, "the settlers are digging up the grave!"

From BBC • May 10, 2026

And I admire that she never tried to stop me from digging up the past.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 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

Fortunately, because what we were doing was digging up Dad’s grave, we didn’t need to see our hands in front of us.

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer