Sentence examples for were dug from from inspiring English sources

Early finds were thought to be the remains of Hannibal's elephants, an explanation that became untenable once skeletons were dug from the Siberian permafrost.

As far back as ancient times, it was a mining center where silver, lead, iron and copper were dug from the hills that stand sentinel above the gulf.

Radiocarbon dating indicates that the side ditches and banks of a ceremonial avenue almost 2 miles (3 km) long were dug from Stonehenge to the River Avon at some time in the period between 2470 and 2280 bce.

The death toll from Wednesday's super-outbreak, which saw tornado touchdowns along a corridor from Texas to Virginia, stood at 249 and officials said it was likely to rise further as new victims were dug from destroyed homes and businesses.

In an era when the masses took an uncomplicated pleasure in dogfights, cockfights, and the baiting of anything from a bear or an ape to an otter or a donkey, it was natural that badgers were dug from their fortress-like setts and kept in boxes in pub yards, where they would be attacked with dogs.

Palestinians said the death toll in Rafah was expected to rise as bodies were dug from the rubble of battles of recent days.

Steamer clams must be dug from mud, not sand, because the mud clams are sweeter.

So where is gold to be dug from the widening mire?

The music he made there was dug from the soil and baked in the sun.

When shale is dug from the ground, it quickly dries, turning brittle and crumbly.

"We do not know if the tunnel was dug from outside or inside the prison," he said.