The phrase "ability to dig" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's skill or capacity to excavate or search for information, either literally or metaphorically.
Example: "The archaeologist's ability to dig deep into the earth revealed ancient artifacts that had been buried for centuries."
Alternatives: "capacity to excavate" or "skill in digging".
"Her ability to dig deep and her fortitude were tremendous".
Is it something straightforward - shareable cards with single stats with the ability to dig in deeper?
recommended that the N.S.A. reduce its ability to dig into a targeted number's chain of contacts.
But his ability to dig himself into a hole of misconceptions, and to avert his gaze from evil, verges at times on the chronic.
Others see you doing things like catching musical notes thrown by Vector the croc or using Knuckles' ability to dig for rings.
Part of the charm of the 2003 Red Sox has been their ability to dig out of holes and recover from tough losses.
The resin embedding-casting technique allowed to define the traces produced by this cyanobacterium highlighting its ability to actively dig tunnels into the marble.
"The best part about the whole experience has been the ability to really dig in to a destination and get to understand the culture.
It seems to be a case of American enterprise yet again making it worthy of the old saying, by showing leadership, imagination and ability to adapt to dig out of the hole of recession it dug for itself by mismanaging the economy.
This opened the door for everyone to proclaim the Giants unsquashable, writes Scott Ostler in The San Francisco Chronicle, or simply to marvel at their ability to keep digging themselves into holes and climbing out of them, Scott Miller writes on CBSSports.com.com
Further, the limited ability of the locals to dig deep wells means that the locals and the elites are exploiting different layers (shallow and deep aquifers, respectively) of the same interconnected resource.
