The phrase "a dig for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an attempt to find something, often with a connotation of searching for information or making a subtle criticism.
Example: "He made a dig for the truth during the interview, hoping to uncover hidden details."
Alternatives: "a search for" or "an attempt to find".
The footstepping of Clare thus merges with a personal memoir and a dig for family roots on his wife's behalf.
But despite some entertaining components -- including a dig for buried treasure in an unusual place (Mr. Rice's coffin) -- the movie is bland and ordinary.
In "City Talk," at 9 30, Leslie Koch, the president of the Trust for Governors Island, recounts the island's history, its expansion with landfill drawn from a dig for New York's subway system and plans for its future.
Several criminal law experts said that because Mr. Gardiner did not act alone — he often talked in interviews and to his family about how federal agents hid in the brush surrounding a dig for artifacts or helped him prepare the recording equipment he wore —prosecutors should have other witnesses who could lay a legal foundation for the tapes.
In 1978, an archeological dig unearthed the original outline of the house, which was marked in flagstones, and Ryan had already planned a dig for this summer the eightieth anniversary of the mansion's destruction to see what else she could find.
If the team gets clearance, it would be the first time that a dig for one of the disappeared has taken place in Northern Ireland, with all other searches having been carried out in the Republic.
The rest of the report was largely above analyst expectations, though it got a slight dig for missing a near-term forecast for its earnings.
Nets in 7 No.3 Indiana vs. No.6 Boston Yes, the Pacers went on an archeological dig for a point guard, signing Tim Hardaway.
"Anyang" includes footage of an archeological dig for an ancient temple from the Silla dynasty that was covered with another temple during the Goryeo dynasty.
TERHUNE ORCHARD "Dinosaur Day," featuring a fossil dig for dinosaur bones and fossil shark teeth.
