dig for
verb
dug for; digging for; digs for
: to search for (something) by digging
miners digging for coal
—often used figurativelyThe police have been digging for clues to help solve this murder.
Examples of dig for in a Sentence
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Those were digs for opposing his map that gave a GOP advantage to all nine House seats in a delegation that now has two Democrats.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Steve Upton, the founder of 530 Mining, attaches a GoPro camera to his helmet to film a dig for his group’s YouTube channel.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
That includes planting shrubs or trees, installing a fence or mailbox post, or digging for a patio, deck, or fire pit.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 20 Apr. 2026
Inside his midtown store, digging for the perfect disc is like a scavenger hunt, where the prize hits all the right notes.
—Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
My father-in-law traveled with us, and my kids enjoyed the day with their grandpa digging for dinosaur bones and learning about electricity and the solar system.
—Linnea Bailey, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
Journalists, including those at The Sun and its Spotlight on Maryland media partners, have rightly raised these issues, dug for facts and asked tough questions.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026
The gold mining rush in eastern Cameroon has also led hundreds of children to abandon school to dig for gold, risking their lives at makeshift mines for a dollar’s worth of ore sold on the local black market, according to UNICEF.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
Some of this positioning has come from their fellow players; finales for the first 40 seasons were packed with bitter jurors who often saved their meanest digs for the women finalists.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2026
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Steve Upton, the founder of 530 Mining, attaches a GoPro camera to his helmet to film a dig for his group’s YouTube channel.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
That includes planting shrubs or trees, installing a fence or mailbox post, or digging for a patio, deck, or fire pit.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 20 Apr. 2026
Inside his midtown store, digging for the perfect disc is like a scavenger hunt, where the prize hits all the right notes.
—Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
My father-in-law traveled with us, and my kids enjoyed the day with their grandpa digging for dinosaur bones and learning about electricity and the solar system.
—Linnea Bailey, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
Journalists, including those at The Sun and its Spotlight on Maryland media partners, have rightly raised these issues, dug for facts and asked tough questions.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026
The gold mining rush in eastern Cameroon has also led hundreds of children to abandon school to dig for gold, risking their lives at makeshift mines for a dollar’s worth of ore sold on the local black market, according to UNICEF.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
Some of this positioning has come from their fellow players; finales for the first 40 seasons were packed with bitter jurors who often saved their meanest digs for the women finalists.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Dig for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dig%20for. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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