Examples of dig up in a Sentence
she tried to dig up any information she could for the report on sharks
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The fossil economy was built on extraction and combustion, where fuels are dug up, shipped, burned and mostly wasted as heat; the electric economy is built on manufacturing, software, grids, devices and efficiency, where technologies improve, scale and connect.
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Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Then, nearly three decades later, Shipp dug up his masters from the shed after a writer inquired about them.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 15 May 2026
At the request of the DA’s office, this week investigators with the FBI and local law enforcement agencies have been digging up the backyard at the home where Noel lived with his family in the 3700 block of Wisteria Drive in Everman.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
State and federal investigators returned Tuesday to a North Texas home at the center of the disappearance of a 6-year-old boy, digging up parts of the backyard as authorities pursue new leads in a case that has gripped the community for years.
—Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 13 May 2026
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Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Then, nearly three decades later, Shipp dug up his masters from the shed after a writer inquired about them.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 15 May 2026
At the request of the DA’s office, this week investigators with the FBI and local law enforcement agencies have been digging up the backyard at the home where Noel lived with his family in the 3700 block of Wisteria Drive in Everman.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
State and federal investigators returned Tuesday to a North Texas home at the center of the disappearance of a 6-year-old boy, digging up parts of the backyard as authorities pursue new leads in a case that has gripped the community for years.
—Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 13 May 2026
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“Dig up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dig%20up. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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