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Examples of dig out in a Sentence
she dug her old art supplies out of the basement
without saying where she was going, the young woman dug out early the next morning
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The Cowboys don’t appear to have the tools necessary to dig out of their current hole.
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Jesse Reed, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Communities across the South continue to dig out from the devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2024
While speaking with his son about their efforts to dig out from the collapse caused by Mount Doom, Durin III is able to determine precisely where his people need to dig.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
Stock up on tissues and dig out your thermometer, cold and flu season is back.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2024
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Jesse Reed, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Communities across the South continue to dig out from the devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2024
While speaking with his son about their efforts to dig out from the collapse caused by Mount Doom, Durin III is able to determine precisely where his people need to dig.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
Stock up on tissues and dig out your thermometer, cold and flu season is back.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Dig out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dig%20out. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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