dug in
Example Sentences
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At that meeting, she said, Mahan “really dug in on some of the core issues that I care about,” including housing, homelessness and education.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
"The municipality has for years not been doing maintenance. They said there was no money. Even the boreholes dug in 2009 were not working anymore," he told the BBC.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
When Brennan countered that his name is public information, Noem dug in her heels.
From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026
Employees bought a few boxes, cooked up the gooey meals in a corporate kitchen and dug in.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
Everyone dug in like they’d never seen food before.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
