dredge up

Example Sentences

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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

The Delaware trial isn’t about Hunter Biden’s foreign business affairs, though the proceedings were likely to dredge up dark, embarrassing and painful memories.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

He helped dredge up, compile and standardize many of those older reports.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2024

The bank can either dredge up the money to pay them, in which case the crisis passes, or it can’t, in which case it fails.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2023

“My husband was an important man, and I am pleased that you remember his films with such fondness, but he’s become so fragile. It’s not a good idea to dredge up the past for him.”

From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick