dig

Example Sentences

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So loyal is the teenager to Martinez that she jokingly aimed a dig at Mary Pierce - who beat the Spaniard in the 2000 Paris final - as she presented Andreeva with the trophy.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

If “Masters of the Universe” tanks, here’s hoping Galitzine summons the strength to dig himself out of the rubble.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

But for your dividend income strategy to work — and approach something on the order of being bulletproof — we’d have to dig much deeper into the details.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Then, the hosts dig into the stat dashboard the U.N. wants to replace GDP as the main prosperity metric and debate whether GDP is even relevant enough for it to matter.

From Slate • May 30, 2026

Then I dig through a box in the closet and find the phone Mom ran over, business cards, and a bus pass.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko