digging in
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
That would be pretty interesting — though we’ll be digging in and discussing it, either way.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
An elephant foot bone found by archaeologists digging in southern Spain may be evidence that a troop of war elephants stomped through ancient Europe.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
This is a picture of a regime digging in, not changing its ways.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
To my alarm, they were digging in the area where the manuscript was buried.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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