digging

Example Sentences

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It will take a lot of digging out for people who were taken in by internet hype to understand Pratt’s loss.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

"I will try my luck again," he adds as he resumes digging.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Of course, hosting a garage sale where you offer to sell a friend’s clothes is not the same as digging into one another’s finances, but some of the same unease surfaces.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

We had our sons do landscaping stuff, digging ditches.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Grandpa frowned and started digging at his wiry whiskers with his fingers.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls