Example Sentences

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These deposits may have provided some of the only viable nesting conditions for burrowing bees in the region.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Poitras and Goldin are burrowing deeper, looking at what fuels our humanity and drives our will to live.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

A pair of Smith penalties after the break stretched England's lead out to 18-10 and England seemed to be turning the tide of the contest, with Underhill and Itoje both burrowing deep for turnovers.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

“Sinners” is ambitious, perfectly crafted pop moviemaking that got pulses racing in the theater while burrowing earwormy ideas about music and liberation into your head.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

But that couldn’t come close to the pain burrowing in my chest.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas