digger

Example Sentences

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In central London, a construction digger unearths an unexploded World War II bomb, and it starts to tick.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

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 • Feb. 22, 2026

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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Videos recorded by Ms Marland appear to show Mr Bancroft using a small digger to take soil from her land and move it to the opposite riverbank which he owns.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025

The new posts were thicker and longer than the old ones, so Finn and Miguel took turns with the posthole digger to widen and deepen the hole.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby