excavate

Example Sentences

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North Lanarkshire Council has now confirmed the fire has been extinguished after around 30,000 tonnes of material was excavated from the site.

From BBC

"It's very rocky, and the fossils are in cliffs on the shore. Paleontologists hate excavating in cliffs, because the cliff could come down on you."

From Science Daily

It was one thing to excavate a stone from the archway, but how were they going to explain a five-foot-tall rabbit with golden antlers?

From Literature

The team at Bournemouth University have applied to Historic England for a grant to excavate the timbers on the presumption it is part of the protected wreck.

From BBC

She opened the shed where we kept the coal and dug around, dirtying her hands, until she excavated a garment bag, then another, then another.

From Literature