digger
Example Sentences
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As the diggers reached three feet, a rush of frigid underground water flooded the hole, stopping the search for the peddler’s bones.
From Literature
An AFP journalist in Nangarhar's Bihsud district said residents from around the remote and mountainous area joined rescuers in one village, using a digger and shovels to search for bodies under the rubble.
From Barron's
Julia, a successful businesswoman in textile design, knows that her father will be alarmed at this impetuous engagement and will want to make sure that Johnny isn’t a gold digger.
The diggers, armed with pickaxes, arrived almost overnight.
From Barron's
In the coming weeks diggers will leave, for what residents hope will be the last time.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
