drill
Example Sentences
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All his classmates had pushed in their chairs, and he was the only one left in the classroom in the middle of a fire drill.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
The company produces steady cash flows from the royalty payments it gets from companies that drill for natural gas across its 3.4-million acre portfolio, and pays it back to shareholders.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Was anyone skeptical that this was the story to drill down on?
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
"I was getting the craniotomy anyway so they could get the tumour, and to get to the tumour they have to drill a hole," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
I thought Shawn was out—his truck wasn’t in the driveway—but when I turned around with the drill, he was standing in my doorframe.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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