dig for

Example Sentences

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After a wait of nearly 30 years, McLean's dig for the ages took 3.38 seconds from boot to net.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Accompanied by specially-trained truffle dogs, foodies get dirt under their nails as they dig for these stinky “black diamonds.”

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Luria, like some other analysts, says there’s room for investors to selectively dig for bargains.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

He hired her as a secretary and soon had her helping him and his wife, Mary, dig for fossils at Olduvai Gorge, a famous site in the Serengeti Plains in what is now northern Tanzania.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

And for much of each day, they had to dig for water.

From "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park