in holes
Example Sentences
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His voice echoed in the damp tunnel where the spent nuclear fuel will be buried in holes drilled into the bedrock, where it will remain harmfully radioactive for thousands of years.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Jenny Paterson spent three-and-a-half hours using a rake, spade and bucket to fill in holes on a rutted section of Bridge Street in Halkirk, Caithness.
From BBC • Aug. 21, 2024
Her doctoral research, for example, required her to climb trees to study birds that nest in holes.
From Science Magazine • Feb. 8, 2023
“Amber filled in holes I couldn’t fill in.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2022
But he sees firsthand how they can be so loosely allied as to be basically ineffectual—they are wretched and filthy; they live in holes.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
