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 PM is digging in - and steadfastly refusing to give in to demands to set a timetable for his departure.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The bears came back to dens that had been around for centuries, in part so they didn’t have to spend time and energy digging new dens each year.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz