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Examples of dig up in a Sentence
she tried to dig up any information she could for the report on sharks
Recent Examples on the Web
The following summer, Lyson and the boys returned to the site with a team of paleontologists to dig up the fossil.
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Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
While a refund is better than nothing, Spotify is still making its customers jump through hoops by digging up years-old receipts (and, according to Reddit posts, breaking up the refund across multiple payments).
—Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 30 May 2024
The option was chosen largely to avoid digging up chunks of the street that would disrupt businesses in downtown San Jose.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 8 May 2024
For around $19, an employee will bring you out to the water’s edge with a shovel to dig up a bread tin that was buried there the prior day.
—Erika Owen, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2024
Farther down the fence into a field, a jackhammer rattles as crews worked in the sweltering midday sun to dig up slanted and splintered and utility poles.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2024
People living in an area of newer construction might be in a place where the insects were disturbed when the ground was dug up.
—Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2024
Crews were seen digging up the backyard of the family home over the weekend, WCCB in Charlotte reported.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2024
Bulbs can be dug up at the end of the growing season and stored indoors until next spring.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2024
Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
While a refund is better than nothing, Spotify is still making its customers jump through hoops by digging up years-old receipts (and, according to Reddit posts, breaking up the refund across multiple payments).
—Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 30 May 2024
The option was chosen largely to avoid digging up chunks of the street that would disrupt businesses in downtown San Jose.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 8 May 2024
For around $19, an employee will bring you out to the water’s edge with a shovel to dig up a bread tin that was buried there the prior day.
—Erika Owen, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2024
Farther down the fence into a field, a jackhammer rattles as crews worked in the sweltering midday sun to dig up slanted and splintered and utility poles.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2024
People living in an area of newer construction might be in a place where the insects were disturbed when the ground was dug up.
—Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2024
Crews were seen digging up the backyard of the family home over the weekend, WCCB in Charlotte reported.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2024
Bulbs can be dug up at the end of the growing season and stored indoors until next spring.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2024
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“Dig up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dig%20up. Accessed 13 Jun. 2024.
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