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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Four of the seven matches went to Super Tiebreakers, and Cypress Bay had to dig out of a 2-0 hole after dropping their two singles matches.
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Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Meanwhile, Jayson Stark reminds us that Mattingly has dug out of a hole like this before.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Knowledgeable staff rush to dig out books on native fauna from the 2,500-volume library, and housekeepers drop their brooms to point out a sayaca tanager’s nest or an earpod tree.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
The Dodgers tagged Rea and Assad for six runs each, ultimately too much for the Cubs to dig out of this time in a 12-4 loss to snap their winning streak.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
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Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Meanwhile, Jayson Stark reminds us that Mattingly has dug out of a hole like this before.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Knowledgeable staff rush to dig out books on native fauna from the 2,500-volume library, and housekeepers drop their brooms to point out a sayaca tanager’s nest or an earpod tree.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
The Dodgers tagged Rea and Assad for six runs each, ultimately too much for the Cubs to dig out of this time in a 12-4 loss to snap their winning streak.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Dig out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dig%20out. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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