drilled
Example Sentences
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In a football world of specific and heavily drilled tactical roles, that is quite the achievement.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Any Black person with a job — especially white-collar professionals — had that gospel drilled into them by their parents long before the high-achieving Shonda Rhimes immortalized it in her show.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
The site is also actively being drilled by 14 drilling rigs from producers including ExxonMobil, Diamondback Energy and Double Eagle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Nepali rescuers drilled, dug and used explosives on Sunday in a bid to reach dozens of hydropower workers believed trapped in tunnels swamped by flood debris, racing against time to find survivors.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
“We think at least an inch thick. We need a hole drilled through its center too.”
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
