digging

Example Sentences

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This isn’t See’s first time digging through archives to interrogate the truth of the place where her great-grandparents Fong See and Letticie Pruett settled in 1897.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

But their ambitions extend beyond digging up ore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

It will take a lot of digging out for people who were taken in by internet hype to understand Pratt’s loss.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

"I will try my luck again," he adds as he resumes digging.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Grandpa frowned and started digging at his wiry whiskers with his fingers.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls