digging

Example Sentences

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"I will try my luck again," he adds as he resumes digging.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Of course, hosting a garage sale where you offer to sell a friend’s clothes is not the same as digging into one another’s finances, but some of the same unease surfaces.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

BHP has significantly divested from thermal coal in recent years, but still has a stake in Australian mines digging up the fossil fuel for steelmaking.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

“I was literally digging my own grave,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

I find Zara digging through the pile of jackets someone tossed behind the couch.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam