burrow

Example Sentences

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Slower colonization could delay carbon decomposition and reduce habitat formation for the many species that typically live inside Xylophaga burrows.

From Science Daily

Once the eggs hatch, the maggots burrow into flesh in a corkscrew motion, which is how the insect got its name.

From Science Daily

She burrows into the bruised soul of Anna with such understanding and intelligence that Anna emerges as a figure both noble and powerfully moving.

From The Wall Street Journal

Using quantum "tunnelling", the electron manages to burrow through the energy barrier.

From BBC

When the Shahids enroll their son at Nora’s school, she burrows into their lives, hoping to absorb some of the couple’s stardust.

From The Wall Street Journal