digging

Example Sentences

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Nicknamed "the mole," Faramaya says he got good at digging during a six-year stint in the mines of El Callao in the mineral-rich state of Bolivar.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

If you’re like me, you find yourself digging for passwords you can’t remember to accounts you don’t know the name of.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Desperate families have been digging through the debris by hand, trying to find their loved ones.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

On Friday, Venezuelans welcomed the arrival of foreign aid workers, who were seen digging through the vast piles of collapsed concrete.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

Instead, he’d thrown himself into keeping the mushroom alive: fertilizing the surrounding trees so they’d offer more shade, digging tiny channels to direct rainwater, building a fence.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman