dug in
Example Sentences
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Before the two dug in, I asked if they had a message for Noma diners.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
"The municipality has for years not been doing maintenance. They said there was no money. Even the boreholes dug in 2009 were not working anymore," he told the BBC.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
When Brennan countered that his name is public information, Noem dug in her heels.
From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026
Employees bought a few boxes, cooked up the gooey meals in a corporate kitchen and dug in.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
He dug in his backpack and pulled out the papers, the same papers he’d showed us the night before at the kitchen table, as Berry slowly got down on the ground.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
