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
Nepali rescuers drilled, dug and used explosives on Sunday in a bid to reach dozens of hydropower workers believed trapped in tunnels swamped by flood debris, racing against time to find survivors.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Anya had grown up in a Russia emerging from communist rule, with strict parents who drilled into her that "education will be your success", she says.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Due to water damage, the now-warped back door would not close; he drilled plywood into the frames to secure the restaurant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Lillian Meecham had been radiant, a dazzling partner who added charm to a family so drilled and weighted down with the responsibility of obedience that they seemed to function and move together like a machine.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
