digging
Example Sentences
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His brother Fintan told BBC News NI there was "talk that he was digging into collusion, digging into the finances of the LVF but there was never any proof".
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
“That was unintended,” he replies, only digging himself in deeper when he explains that, like plumbers or electricians, he was there to do a job.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
Some aspiring buyers are digging into retirement funds or seeking out government programs to help them get over the down-payment hump.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Workers were digging in a fossil-rich sedimentary rock unit known as the Santiago Formation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
I tried not to watch Granda pile up the soil, digging as fast as he could, his shirt soaked, his face filthy.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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