diggings

Example Sentences

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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 • Nov. 8, 2018

The morning papers and the evening news brought fresh reports of wrongdoing at the highest levels of government, unearthed by congressional committees, a federal grand jury and the diggings of journalists.

From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2018

Here were the signature diggings of a giant armadillo, one dedicated earthmover.

From Scientific American • Feb. 22, 2013

Founded in Kimberley, where diamond diggings established South Africa’s mining industry, De Beers was named after a nearby farm.

From BusinessWeek • Nov. 4, 2011

Foremole and his team knew all there was to know about the diggings: depth, approximate dimensions, the placement of shoring, even where the first rat’s head was likely to break ground.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques