digging

Example Sentences

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It will take a lot of digging out for people who were taken in by internet hype to understand Pratt’s loss.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Opencast mining involves scraping rock and earth away at the surface to recover coal - creating an open pit, rather than digging deep underground.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

I picture Dad digging frantically through our bedroom, and my stomach seizes with anxiety.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller