Diggers
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Diggers are already clearing parts of the OPP complex, shaking the ruins even as volunteers and families continue to burrow for the bodies of loved ones.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
Diggers are on site to get the land ready for construction, with preparations expected to continue until this summer.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2025
Diggers appear to have remained active, for example, near a historic Buddhist monastery.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 3, 2023
The Stars and Stripes flew at its recent Gold Diggers Day celebration, held in a decimated downtown ringed by the skeletons of fire-blackened trees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2022
Diggers and tractors sit alongside heaps of ripped-up earth and sacks of building materials.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
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