digging in
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
That would be pretty interesting — though we’ll be digging in and discussing it, either way.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
This is a picture of a regime digging in, not changing its ways.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
The West Indies openers reached 43-0 at the close, with John Campbell digging in to score two from 50 balls as Brandon King made 37.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025
Wintergreen struck open a water pipe while digging in one of his holes and almost drowned to death before he was fished out nearly unconscious.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
![]()