dug

Example Sentences

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Brett Arends dug into one well-known mutual fund that holds shares of SpaceX and shared what he learned about its opportunities and potential risk for investors.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

When Whitaker Pace’s son asked her to buy a now hard-to-find hacky sack, she dug out her own crochet bean bag, untouched for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

At that meeting, she said, Mahan “really dug in on some of the core issues that I care about,” including housing, homelessness and education.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Essentially, for every 100 pounds of rock dug up, there are five pounds of rare earth oxides.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

“Although,” said Irian, “their definition of treasure varies. There’s people who’ve hunted the carbuncles for months and dug up a rat’s tail and three fish heads.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell