How to Use dig in a Sentence

dig

1 of 2 verb

• Dig a hole three feet deep.
• They dug into the sand with their hands.
• The first step in building a house is to dig the foundation.
• Some animal has been digging in the garden.
• The prisoners escaped by digging a tunnel under the fence.
• These detectives won't stop digging until they find out what happened.
• He dug down about 10 feet before he hit water.
• For now, the boat just had to do what it’s done for 92 years: Keep digging.
  — USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023
• Solitary bees dig holes in bare soil to lay eggs and store food.
  — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
• In the dead of night, Hull and his associates dug a pit and buried the giant.
  — Daniel T. Ksepka, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
• In the meantime, men dug new graves in the church garden for Samar and Nahida.
  — Claire Porter Robbins, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2024
• Tillie and the Wall tells the tale of a mouse who, curious about what lies beyond a wall, digs under it.
  — Maya P. Lim, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Dec. 2023
• In August, workers dug a 150-yard trench on the north side of the search area to help manage erosion.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023
• Green peanuts on the other hand are freshly dug from the field, and no moisture has been removed.
  — Matt and Ted Lee, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2023
• Brown also logged six kills, five aces, eight blocks and 18 digs over those three matches.
  — Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Aug. 2023
• Meanwhile, Martinez’s team dug trenches leading to the drains in the lowest areas and manned the pumps.
  — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
• But then, of course, Abbé Faria spends most of his time digging a tunnel.
  — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 Nov. 2023
• The digger void is at the bottom of the silo where the drill that first dug the hole was left to slumber once its job was complete.
  — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 19 Nov. 2023
• The challenge was to dig deep in life, but also to dig deep in a song and still make something commercial.
  — Tom Roland, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2023
• Many enslaved Blacks who were forced to dig gold made enough to pay for their freedom and built wealth buying land.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 6 June 2023
• The stormers had been walking and digging and fighting for forty-eight hours.
  — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
• Last weekend was so chilly that people dug sweaters out of their closets.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023
• Canada had to dig even deeper to prevail against Slovakia 2-1 in a shootout.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2023
• Video and photos taken showed them removing stones in the yard of the home and preparing to dig.
  — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 12 May 2023
• Of course, Aldean never digs much further into what that vibe was.
  — Vulture, 21 July 2023
• The long, thick blade is great for machete-style chopping, digging, and prying.
  — Justin Park, Popular Mechanics, 7 July 2023
• Turns out the Stars were pretty good at digging holes for themselves and then digging out the other end . . .
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 1 June 2023
• Within days, a team of detectives was dispatched to go digging through the trash.
  — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2024
• Every single grave here was dug after the start of the large-scale invasion last year.
  — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2023
• Be careful -- digging a deep rabbit hole has the potential to take on a life of its own!
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2023

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dig

2 of 2 noun

• She gave me a dig in the ribs to get my attention.
• She participated in a dig last summer.
• Of course, the digs pack a few perks for petrolheads, too.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 26 May 2023
• And there are fresh digs to look forward to in the year ahead.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2023
• The dig site today is in a meadow about the size of a football field.
  — Michael E. Ruane, Anchorage Daily News, 5 May 2023
• Over the weekend, Small and I drove an hour and a half to Rapid City to get supplies for the dig.
  — Rowan Moore Gerety, WIRED, 13 July 2023
• The old tunnel opened in June 1873 and took a little more than two years to hand dig.
  — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 6 Jan. 2024
• Each of the posh digs looks out to lush greenery and features open-air hot spring baths.
  — Christina Liao, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2023
• In the loss, Shary Suazo had 22 digs and Anjuli Morales had 15 digs.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2023
• Freshman libero Tyler Wong had 17 digs to pace Moeller.
  — Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 28 May 2023
• Many read the line as a dig to Faris and his son, Jack, who was born prematurely.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 16 May 2023
• These small but daily digs wear down my self-esteem and self-worth.
  — Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
• In fact, her charming digs have evoked cottagecore well before the trend hit our radar.
  — Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 19 Dec. 2023
• More than a decade later, these two seem to be on good terms but the digs from that fight will forever live on.
  — Sharon Tharp, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
• In addition to the main digs, the spread includes four cottages, an indoor pool, and a large pond.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 July 2023
• Connor Lewis does not lead the Oak Lawn boys volleyball team in kills, blocks or digs.
  — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2023
• The team, composed of researchers and students from the United States, Niger, and Europe, went to three dig sites over three months.
  — Nick Roll, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2023
• In the late 1930s, Moorehead’s successor embarked on a dig near Blue Hill Bay.
  — Mary Hudetz, ProPublica, 4 Dec. 2023
• Everybody runs the same plays: flat, corner, drive, cross, dig.
  — Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2023
• Inside, the digs take indoor/outdoor living to the next level.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 June 2023
• Over the years, the four-bed, four-bath digs have been thoroughly maintained and expanded.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 July 2023
• Junior outside Frances Smith added 19, along with 23 digs.
  — Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
• The swanky digs also come with off-street parking for two vehicles.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2023
• In his farewell video, DeSantis also took a dig at Haley, who has steadily risen in the polls.
  — Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2024
• Pence took a subtle dig at Trump, when asked about his decision to skip the interview with Reynolds.
  — Hannah Knowles, Marianne Levine and Dylan Wells, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2023
• Boyer finished with seven assists and five digs and played libero in the final set.
  — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2023
• Jimmy Kimmel snuck in a last-minute dig at Matt Damon during the 2024 Oscars.
  — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
• Julian Toledo had 15 kills and Jason Hernandez added 17 digs and four aces for the Colts.
  — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2023
• Joe Biden is took a dig at Donald Trump after this week's stock market success.
  — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2024
• Gunn led the Lions with 28 digs while libero Paola Fragalle tallied 26 digs and six assists.
  — Paul Boyd, Arkansas Online, 9 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024