diggings
Example Sentences
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High above their diggings in the mining district of Kantishna, three Alaskan prospectors stopped to catch their breath in the thin, subzero air of America’s highest peak.
From The Guardian • Nov. 8, 2018
My share of the diggings paid for my lifestyle for the next three years.
From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2018
The proboscis seems to lick or comb sediments for food, perhaps while their bodies remain comfortably ensconced in the safety of their burrow in the center of the diggings.
From Scientific American • Apr. 15, 2013
Founded in Kimberley, where diamond diggings established South Africa’s mining industry, De Beers was named after a nearby farm.
From BusinessWeek • Nov. 4, 2011
Much of the ground is untouched, but there are scars like giant claw marks, diggings, earthworks going on.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
