drilled
Example Sentences
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Last year, for the first time since the North Sea began producing oil and gas, not a single exploration well was drilled.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Any Black person with a job — especially white-collar professionals — had that gospel drilled into them by their parents long before the high-achieving Shonda Rhimes immortalized it in her show.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
The site is also actively being drilled by 14 drilling rigs from producers including ExxonMobil, Diamondback Energy and Double Eagle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Using heavy equipment including "drilling machines, excavators, hydraulic cutters, and other equipment" on Sunday, they drilled four holes before rescuers descended by rope into the crater.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
After the incident with the detective, Mosca had drilled a spy-hole into the door, but it was already dark outside, so when Prosper pressed his eye against the hole he could hardly see anything.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
