digging

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

“We’re making it too easy on kids to find excuses rather than digging deeper and putting the time and effort in,” said Alsheimer, whose daughter starts at Boston College in the fall.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Then he added, digging himself into a deeper hole: “But I think it’s more for public relations than it is for anything else.”

From Slate • May 18, 2026

More than four years ago, the whistleblower told me the programme was flawed and their spreadsheets and copious amount of digging into records proved that.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

The bear hug, with her chin digging deep into my shoulder.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin