dug up
Example Sentences
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Archeologists have dug up an ancient tomb that has largely been untouched for 600 years.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Because metal sulfide minerals dug up during mining can take hundreds to thousands of years to fully react with surface water, they will keep generating emissions long after a mine's reserves are depleted.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
In May, it was revealed that a different type of long-necked herbivore dinosaur - the nagatitan - had been identified by scientists from remains dug up in Thailand.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Anthropic says the bugs Fable found were minor and could be dug up using other publicly available models.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Sometimes I don’t know where the old Mikayla went—the one who made magic potions with me while our moms worked together, the one who dug up dirt and helped me pack it into test tubes.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
