dug up
Example Sentences
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Essentially, for every 100 pounds of rock dug up, there are five pounds of rare earth oxides.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
He called Citi and then dug up a number for the real Lufthansa.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
"They left my yard just a mud pile with all the boulders and rocks that they dug up from around the house," Hines said.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
He is examining a pile of rich red earth, dug up a few hours before by local gravediggers to make space for a coffin.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026
I tried the number again while the obliging proprietor dug up his two coldest ones from the bottom of the deep freeze.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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