dig for
Example Sentences
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Accompanied by specially-trained truffle dogs, foodies get dirt under their nails as they dig for these stinky “black diamonds.”
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
Luria, like some other analysts, says there’s room for investors to selectively dig for bargains.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026
From May to October, continuing a tradition launched in 2011, visitors can pay extra to dig for their own fossils in more recent, less scientifically significant geographical strata.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2025
The members march in street protests, plaster posters bearing the names and photographs of the missing on walls, and dig for bodies in places where their loved ones might have been dumped.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024
They would dig for as long as it seemed safe, and not a sec-ond longer.
From "Holes" by Louis Sachar
