dig in

Example Sentences

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Stokes asked his players to dig in, and did so himself with his own batting tempo.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Sometimes, when people feel pressured to make decisions, it only causes them to dig in further.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

The SDF still controls the cities Kobani and Hasakah, where there are large Kurdish populations, and where the militia group could dig in rather than disband.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

You want to try and dig in for your team sometimes.

From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025

They bristled from the side of the dig in a profusion that reminded me of the Beni mounds, hundreds of miles upstream.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann