digging

Example Sentences

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But if you start digging under the surface, deeper than the symbolic Freemasonry and all, you may never find bottom.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

We had our sons do landscaping stuff, digging ditches.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 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

The PM is digging in - and steadfastly refusing to give in to demands to set a timetable for his departure.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

She laughs and I start digging around in my backpack.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell