dredge

Example Sentences

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They then retrieved volcanic rock samples from several parts of the trench system using a chain bag dredge.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

Just five years ago, the same agency—then under former Gov. Andrew Cuomo—had denied the permit, citing the likelihood that it would dredge up toxic material.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

Mr Owens said he was frustrated he cannot dredge the river, saying "common sense" needed to prevail.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2025

All this material allows the bots to generate superficially coherent answers to questions by generating prose patterns and sometimes repeating facts they dredge up from their hoards of scraped material.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

I dredge a crumpled twenty-dollar bill from my jeans pocket, but Oscar holds up a hand.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson