digging

Example Sentences

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But if you start digging under the surface, deeper than the symbolic Freemasonry and all, you may never find bottom.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 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

“We’re making it too easy on kids to find excuses rather than digging deeper and putting the time and effort in,” said Alsheimer, whose daughter starts at Boston College in the fall.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

More than four years ago, the whistleblower told me the programme was flawed and their spreadsheets and copious amount of digging into records proved that.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Grandpa frowned and started digging at his wiry whiskers with his fingers.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls