digging

Example Sentences

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But if you start digging under the surface, deeper than the symbolic Freemasonry and all, you may never find bottom.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Of course, hosting a garage sale where you offer to sell a friend’s clothes is not the same as digging into one another’s finances, but some of the same unease surfaces.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

BHP has significantly divested from thermal coal in recent years, but still has a stake in Australian mines digging up the fossil fuel for steelmaking.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

“I was literally digging my own grave,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

This time there would be no jumping off roofs or digging holes in the backyard, trying to find a secret passage to a magic world.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova