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Discover LudwigThe phrase "as a dig at" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to indicate that a comment or action is intended to mock or criticize someone in a subtle or indirect way.
Example: "She made that remark as a dig at his lack of experience in the field."
Alternatives: "as a jab at" or "as a slight towards".
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Fox News took that as a dig at Mr. Rivera.
(Yes, this can be taken as a dig at Whistler and Sargent).
Having said that, Kusama also made what could be seen as a dig at Hirst.
I don't mean this as a dig at him, but, like, you know what I'm saying?
That might be taken as a dig at the Britain, whose parliament on Thursday voted against joining any military action.
Olujimi Gureje, who named his dog Umaru as a dig at Nigeria's president, Umaru Yar'Adua, welcomed the rules and said Nigerians should not be quick to claim discrimination.
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DeGeneres smiles a wrinkled little smile; this is as close to a dig at Heche as she permits herself -- at least until Heche's tell-all memoir is published next month.
She referred to her brother's 2009 MacTaggart lecture, a highly charged argument for the free market and against public financing, in which he described Britain's broadcasting environment both as "creationism" ("the belief in a managed process with an omniscient authority") and as "authoritarianism" — a dig at the BBC.
"I can assure you, in spite of your education, you will find me to be just as bright as yourself," said Wynette, a dig at Clinton's Ivy League education and high-powered career.
Does Burnett mean this as a joke, a dig at his co-executive producer's grandiosity?
"We raised the issue as more of a dig at Nassau County than with an expectation of change," he said.
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