digging

Example Sentences

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Researchers believe it may have been used for digging in soft ground near the lakeshore or possibly for stripping bark from trees.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

Then he added, digging himself into a deeper hole: “But I think it’s more for public relations than it is for anything else.”

From Slate • May 18, 2026

So our ability and the people who listen to our music continuing on and digging into what we started doing, now, 12 years ago, it’s a cool place to be.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Mine rescue workers and volunteers from across south Wales had rushed to help, digging through the debris.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Duane grunted and moaned, and just when he thought he was making some progress in digging his cave, he came up against a sturdy wall of snow buried within the snow.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el