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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That trio dug out of the prison’s crumbling walls with spoons, left the island on a raft and were never seen again.
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Heather Knight, New York Times, 6 May 2025
Inter Miami will need a miraculous performance in the second leg at home next Wednesday to dig out of the hole.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
Choosing the right backers Founders shouldn’t be digging out their moats alone.
—Check Warner Mbe, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Before the trucks could tear up the original grass, every sprinkler head had to be dug out of the ground — and there are 3,000 of them.
—Tod Leonard, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
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Heather Knight, New York Times, 6 May 2025
Inter Miami will need a miraculous performance in the second leg at home next Wednesday to dig out of the hole.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
Choosing the right backers Founders shouldn’t be digging out their moats alone.
—Check Warner Mbe, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Before the trucks could tear up the original grass, every sprinkler head had to be dug out of the ground — and there are 3,000 of them.
—Tod Leonard, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 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 29 May. 2025.
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