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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Once the shrub is gone, take some time to dig out as many roots as possible to prevent regrowth and make planting a new shrub, if desired, easier.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
Six other people survived the avalanche, three of whom were not caught when the avalanche struck, and were able to dig out their three companions.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
That manufacturer may have either dug out its old designs for HTC when developing the T1 Phone, or perhaps gave new life to old, unused components from HTC’s production run.
—Dominic Preston, The Verge, 27 Feb. 2026
Three of the survivors of last week’s deadly avalanche near Lake Tahoe were buried under the snow before being dug out by their fellow skiers in the moments after the disaster, according to an initial avalanche occurrence report from the Sierra Avalanche Center.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
Six other people survived the avalanche, three of whom were not caught when the avalanche struck, and were able to dig out their three companions.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
That manufacturer may have either dug out its old designs for HTC when developing the T1 Phone, or perhaps gave new life to old, unused components from HTC’s production run.
—Dominic Preston, The Verge, 27 Feb. 2026
Three of the survivors of last week’s deadly avalanche near Lake Tahoe were buried under the snow before being dug out by their fellow skiers in the moments after the disaster, according to an initial avalanche occurrence report from the Sierra Avalanche Center.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Dig out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dig%20out. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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