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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Our writer untangles a mystery dug up by the turtle counters. Mark Sundeen, Outside Online, 7 Jan. 2025 Disney+ is digging up a familiar IP for its next original series. Andy Swift, TVLine, 7 Jan. 2025 But there was more than one pig digging up the property. Landon Mion, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025 The remains of her nephew had been dug up from the same grave. Fred Ramos, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for dig up 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 18 Jan. 2025.

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