diggings
Example Sentences
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But her family letters from a century ago told of gatherings, as well as grave diggings.
From New York Times
The name was popularized during the California gold rush, when tens of thousands of prospectors passed through Panama on their way to the diggings, many of them picking up a hat along the way.
From New York Times
On one road, they have set up a checkpoint to control access to their diggings.
From New York Times
You begin looking for evidence of looting – the diggings can be easy to spot – and then you can advance to finding new archaeological sites.
From The Guardian
High above their diggings in the mining district of Kantishna, three Alaskan prospectors stopped to catch their breath in the thin, subzero air of America’s highest peak.
From The Guardian
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
