dredge

Example Sentences

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Diggers have been deployed to dredge a channel back into deeper waters.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Just five years ago, the same agency—then under former Gov. Andrew Cuomo—had denied the permit, citing the likelihood that it would dredge up toxic material.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

All this material allows the bots to generate superficially coherent answers to questions by generating prose patterns and sometimes repeating facts they dredge up from their hoards of scraped material.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

Working in one flow, lightly dredge the seasoned chicken in the flour, followed by the eggs and finally the breadcrumbs.

From Salon • Aug. 3, 2024

They’re negotiating with the Merpeople to dredge the lake.

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling