dig for
Example Sentences
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"You had to dig for victory," she said.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
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
He hired her as a secretary and soon had her helping him and his wife, Mary, dig for fossils at Olduvai Gorge, a famous site in the Serengeti Plains in what is now northern Tanzania.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025
She taught her to dig for clams along the beach and to pluck the fish from the nets and the crabs from their traps without squealing.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
