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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In the third episode, Oxman claims that Jackson instructed him to dig up dirt that would discredit the family.
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Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
But others say that if the viewers continuously dig up the past, the show won’t be able to continue.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Wait a few days and then dig up a test garlic plant or two to see how the bulb is developing.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 May 2026
The director uses her loose crime movie template to chronicle a place still trapped in its troubled past — a past that gets dug up like all the ancient artifacts excavated by Veska and her crew — while facing a future of inertia and decline.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2026
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Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
But others say that if the viewers continuously dig up the past, the show won’t be able to continue.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Wait a few days and then dig up a test garlic plant or two to see how the bulb is developing.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 May 2026
The director uses her loose crime movie template to chronicle a place still trapped in its troubled past — a past that gets dug up like all the ancient artifacts excavated by Veska and her crew — while facing a future of inertia and decline.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2026
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“Dig up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dig%20up. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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