Examples of dig out in a Sentence
she dug her old art supplies out of the basement
without saying where she was going, the young woman dug out early the next morning
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The gut job on Perry Street included plans to dig out the cellar, add a roof deck, and install a Turkish bath.
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 July 2025
More than 2,500 people and 500 pieces of equipment would be used in the ensuing days to dig out the roads.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
Three days after a winter storm blanketed Cincinnati, people on the city’s residential streets were still digging out of the snow and awaiting crews to plow the roads.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Winter Storm Blair buried parts of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana in snow Sunday and Monday but who has the most the most to dig out from?
—Cheryl Vari, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 July 2025
More than 2,500 people and 500 pieces of equipment would be used in the ensuing days to dig out the roads.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
Three days after a winter storm blanketed Cincinnati, people on the city’s residential streets were still digging out of the snow and awaiting crews to plow the roads.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Winter Storm Blair buried parts of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana in snow Sunday and Monday but who has the most the most to dig out from?
—Cheryl Vari, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for dig out
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“Dig out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dig%20out. Accessed 14 Aug. 2025.
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