drilling
Example Sentences
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Analysts say the best land for drilling has already been tapped.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
A previous report described bees drilling into human bones, but not simply occupying natural cavities like these.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
Badenoch acknowledged the move would not directly cut energy bills, but said the profits and taxes made from drilling could be used to subsidise them.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
It’s still early days in the exploratory push, and actual drilling on new land acquisitions could be years away, Fryklund noted.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Whatever, I chant in my head, drilling the pencil into the pad.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
