in holes
Example Sentences
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The irascible Reinhold submitted a highly critical report on the plight of the German settlers—some of them were living in holes in the ground—which led to his leaving Russia without any remuneration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
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
“We have to stop putting ourselves in holes and then trying to figure our way out. It’s got to get cleaned up. It’s got to get fixed.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2025
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
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
