digging up
Example Sentences
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But their ambitions extend beyond digging up ore.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
BHP has significantly divested from thermal coal in recent years, but still has a stake in Australian mines digging up the fossil fuel for steelmaking.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
Workers initially excavated the tar pits by capturing massive chunks of earth as if they were digging up a large tree, root ball and all.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
He attracted attention early on when helping Imrie secure the final shield in the first mission, protecting her from murder by digging up her grave.
From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025
Fortunately, because what we were doing was digging up Dad’s grave, we didn’t need to see our hands in front of us.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
