burrow

Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025

The building stretches far above our heads, its 400 million pounds suspended by 14 fan-shaped steel columns that pierce the lobby’s marble floor and burrow into Manhattan’s bedrock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Most underwater tunnels - including the 50km Channel Tunnel between the UK and France – burrow through bedrock beneath the seafloor.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025

How many times can Nancy burrow through a box of Fred’s belongings as he draws closer before we just wish she’d be caught so they could get on with the story already?

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2025

Maybe my tortoise will somehow survive the comet’s hit deep within his burrow, and live out his life without me.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera