dig in
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Democrats and Republicans were both digging in, arguing that the other side would take the blame, effectively playing a game of political chicken. — Jonathan Tamari, Philly.com, "Government shutdown: How'd we get here? Where do Pa., N.J. lawmakers stand? What would close?," 19 Jan. 2018 The young boys in First Graders (1984) and Where Is the Friend’s House? (1987) dig in their heels against authority figures who issue pointless orders and brandish threats. — Max Nelson, Harper's magazine, "The All-Seeing Eye," 10 June 2019 The Syrian troops garrisoned there were well-equipped and dug in. — The Economist, "Bashar al-Assad’s ruinous campaign to retake Idlib from Syrian rebels," 6 June 2019 The choice was bleak: telling Westmoreland no in an admission of failure or digging in deeper with no end in sight. — Thomas Powers, The New York Review of Books, "The Fog of Ambition," 6 June 2019 Push the corner of the blade downwards and perforate the lid of the can by digging in at an angle. — Country Living Staff, Country Living, "How to Open a Can Without a Can Opener," 21 May 2019 The bra incorporates cooling gel straps that are not only comfortable, but also mold to the shoulders of the wearer, preventing it from digging in from the weight of your chest. — Avery Matera, Teen Vogue, "Anesi Bra Adapts to Your Ever-Changing Breast Size," 10 Aug. 2018 The program consisted of four hours of digging in the soil on a Saturday, a little life advice from Ellis himself and a $20 reward after the work was finished. — Taylor Palmby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "'We're gonna take our hands off the trigger and put them in the soil.' Storytellers share words of hope 50 years after civil rights marches," 31 May 2018 The sow and its three cubs had a history of digging in trash cans, Marsh said. — Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News, "Two trash-seeking brown bear cubs killed by Fish and Game in the Eagle River area," 31 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dig in.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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