drilled
Example Sentences
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In a football world of specific and heavily drilled tactical roles, that is quite the achievement.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
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
In 1859 the first oil well was drilled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
The doctor drilled a hole in Nikki’s skull and put in a small tube—no thicker than a strand of spaghetti—to drain excess fluid from her brain to lower the pressure.
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
