Sentence examples for were digging from inspiring English sources

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were digging

verb

To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.

They dug an eight-foot ditch along the side of the road.

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But at the end they were digging railway and digging Gold mines.

University of California, Berkeley

We were digging.

The New Yorker

They were digging a latrine, Angelica explained.

The New Yorker

They were digging canals using nuclear bombs.

The Guardian

The chickens were digging for shade.

The New York Times - Food

Tourists were digging into burgers, fajitas and fish and chips.

The New York Times

People were digging around in piles to find stuff.

The Washington Post

Similar(4)

Three shoots were dug out.

The New York Times

Defensive bunkers were dug in the grounds.

The Guardian - Arts

"Streets were dug up and left unpaved.

The Guardian - Books

The trench lines were dug by machine.

BBC

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