digging

Example Sentences

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Researchers believe it may have been used for digging in soft ground near the lakeshore or possibly for stripping bark from trees.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

Then he added, digging himself into a deeper hole: “But I think it’s more for public relations than it is for anything else.”

From Slate • May 18, 2026

So our ability and the people who listen to our music continuing on and digging into what we started doing, now, 12 years ago, it’s a cool place to be.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

The Israeli army later said it had intervened to confiscate digging tools from the settlers and to avoid further tension.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

She tells us about the archaeological findings and how they’re still digging around the synagogue and in the old town, looking for more clues about the Jews who once lived in Toledo.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar