dredge

Example Sentences

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Beginning in the late 19th century, California farmers regularly used their own equipment to dredge the delta channels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Eventually, two diggers were deployed on Thursday to dredge a channel for the whale to swim into deeper water, and rescue teams worked late into the day under floodlights to save it.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

They then retrieved volcanic rock samples from several parts of the trench system using a chain bag dredge.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 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

Most of that happened earlier, when they were rounding them up, but they still unearth a few these days, dredge them up from underground, where they’ve been hiding, like moles.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood