drilled

Example Sentences

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Spaces between players were bigger with fewer low blocks and less drilled high presses seen.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

Kristyn Abhold, an official in the state water board’s financial assistance division, said the program has spent about $128 million on construction projects and drilled 103 new wells since July 2025.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 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

BloombergNEF says Fervo’s drilling costs per well have declined by about 29% with each doubling of cumulative wells drilled.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

It meant I was left with no nose at all—and with nostrils drilled into the flat center of my face.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge