drilled
Example Sentences
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In 1859 the first oil well was drilled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
There are endless kinds, each one different depending on where it was drilled, the same way different fruits have different flavors and nutrients.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 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
Gauff drilled her footwork, working to optimize her explosive speed for a slippery surface where hard stops and aggressive sprinting can often backfire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
These were two sides of two different authentic nickels, expertly hollowed out, and—look at this—whoever made it had drilled an almost invisibly tiny hole in the R of the word TRUST.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
