drill into
phrasal verb
drilled into; drilling into; drills into
: to force (something) to be learned very well by (someone) by repeating it again and again
Our teacher drilled the lesson into our heads.
Examples of drill into in a Sentence
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Police say a man and a woman showed up on Dec. 21, attempted to drill into the machine, but were unsuccessful.
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024
This was just as Marina’s grandmother had drilled into her in the salty blue haze of those summers at sea in the 1990s.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024
Others spotlighted how the 46-year-old governor overcame sharp GOP attacks by the Cameron campaign and outside groups that drilled into culture war issues and larger economic anxiety by focusing on kitchen table subjects, such as healthcare.
—Phillip M. Bailey, The Courier-Journal, 8 Jan. 2024
Don't be a monster and try to drill into a functioning Game Boy cartridge.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 30 Aug. 2023
First on Lynch and Shahan’s list should be drilling into the Chiefs’ successes on several late-game plays involving a blitz.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2024
Perseverance has been drilling into the crater’s surface to collect samples that could contain ancient signs of life, with the intent of returning the samples to Earth in 2033.
—Robert Patalano, Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
After the excavations, the researchers used 3D scanners to study the surface of the bones and drilled into them to peek inside.
—Maddie Burakoff, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Aug. 2023
Adding to the company’s problems, on Sunday, the aircraft manufacturer said major fuselage supplier Spirit AeroSystems reported that two holes were incorrectly drilled into the window frames of some 737 Max planes.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024
This was just as Marina’s grandmother had drilled into her in the salty blue haze of those summers at sea in the 1990s.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024
Others spotlighted how the 46-year-old governor overcame sharp GOP attacks by the Cameron campaign and outside groups that drilled into culture war issues and larger economic anxiety by focusing on kitchen table subjects, such as healthcare.
—Phillip M. Bailey, The Courier-Journal, 8 Jan. 2024
Don't be a monster and try to drill into a functioning Game Boy cartridge.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 30 Aug. 2023
First on Lynch and Shahan’s list should be drilling into the Chiefs’ successes on several late-game plays involving a blitz.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2024
Perseverance has been drilling into the crater’s surface to collect samples that could contain ancient signs of life, with the intent of returning the samples to Earth in 2033.
—Robert Patalano, Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
After the excavations, the researchers used 3D scanners to study the surface of the bones and drilled into them to peek inside.
—Maddie Burakoff, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Aug. 2023
Adding to the company’s problems, on Sunday, the aircraft manufacturer said major fuselage supplier Spirit AeroSystems reported that two holes were incorrectly drilled into the window frames of some 737 Max planes.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
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“Drill into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drill%20into. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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