Sentence examples for grubbing from inspiring English sources

Russia, which has been grubbing around on the seabed for years, knows exactly what it wants and where: it has found four massive-sulphide deposits of over 10m tonnes each in the past four years, all on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Rumpole, grubbing round the Old Bailey cells with their "perpetual smell of cooking", refused to let his clients plead guilty while the smallest doubt remained.

The Ivy League universities are full of grubbing prodigies who regard themselves as the next president but five.

But there is "huge opposition" to grubbing up.

So the idea of Mr Obama descending into the arena and grubbing for votes is a rather alien one.By happy chance, I was in a bar not far from the White House this evening surrounded by busy, besuited Washington types supping Yuenglings and scoffing sushi and burgers (though not together)—when my dining companion, an old friend, suddenly pointed to the giant television high in one corner.

The tool was sharp for most of its periphery and seems to have been primarily a hunter's knife but probably very useful, too, for other purposes, such as chopping, scraping, grubbing, and even piercing.

It is the increasing uniformity of Britain, from the grubbing up of ancient verges to the nationwide carpet of oilseed rape, that particularly dismays Pavord.

Given we've had an argument over this, I don't want Ukip to look like other parties, grubbing around after public money".