dig for

verb

dug for; digging for; digs for

: to search for (something) by digging

miners digging for coal

—often used figuratively

The police have been digging for clues to help solve this murder.

Examples of dig for in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Along a desolate stretch of California desert highway, next to a ramshackle home, law enforcement officials on Wednesday dug for a second day in a search for bodies. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Cheers to not becoming instantly frustrated while digging for your keys. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 25 Sep. 2026

Abrams has also led dinosaur digs for 16 years and prepared hundreds of fossils. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026

Olson, who has team highs of 147 kills, 15 blocks and 88 digs for the Bears (10-3), is making an impact on the program in other ways as well. — Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for dig for

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor
• before
• bookstore
• candour
• centaur
• claymore