dig

Example Sentences

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Carmarthenshire council refused plans to dig for 85,000 tonnes of coal at Glan Lash mine near Llandybie, citing impacts on the local environment.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“My client lied to the police. He lied to his lawyers in this case. And that’s a hard, hard hole to dig out of.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 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

I dig three dollars from my backpack and hand them to him, praying he doesn’t notice the slight sheen of sweat on the bills.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz