dig up

verb

dug up; digging up; digs up

Examples of dig up in a Sentence

she tried to dig up any information she could for the report on sharks
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His workers dug up some rare chemical that would kill them but would dissipate by the time the silo residents moved in. Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025 Except that the garden society later decides the land needs to be dug up for a complete restructuring. Claire Franken, TVLine, 23 Feb. 2025 Outdated technology involves cables that must be dug up from the earth to be tested. Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Feb. 2025 While the Edelman Fossil Park & Museum of Rowan University in Mantua Township, N.J. has been busy with digging up the past, its future is now set with an opening date. Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dig up

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dig up was in the 14th century

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“Dig up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dig%20up. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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