drilled
Example Sentences
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Any Black person with a job — especially white-collar professionals — had that gospel drilled into them by their parents long before the high-achieving Shonda Rhimes immortalized it in her show.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
Using heavy equipment including "drilling machines, excavators, hydraulic cutters, and other equipment" on Sunday, they drilled four holes before rescuers descended by rope into the crater.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
This leaves airlines with little option but to reiterate their warnings and stick with tried and tested methods of ensuring staff are drilled to quickly deal with incidents when they occur.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
In 1859 the first oil well was drilled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Sunny drilled deeper into her math book and smirked.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
