dig out
Example Sentences
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The jump in interest rates is making it especially hard for those on low economic rungs to dig out of debt.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Travel bans and school closures are still in place for Rhode Island and parts of Massachusetts as residents dig out of the storm.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
But if Oracle executes well, it has the partners, customers, and investments to dig out of that hole.
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
It was a humble and cautious start: remove some of the invasive species that were taking advantage of the open soil and dig out the camp’s veterans memorial that the mudslides had partially covered.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025
And did she dig out a whole other part of our basement and build these walls and shelves in that time, too?
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
