digs
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of digs
C19: shortened from diggings , perhaps referring to where one digs or works, but see also dig in
Example Sentences
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Appeared in the June 3, 2026, print edition as 'A Documentary Digs Into the Dirt'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Digs elsewhere in the country have suffered budget cuts.
From Reuters • Sep. 25, 2023
“History must restore what slavery took away,” Arturo Schomburg wrote in his 1925 classic “The Negro Digs Up His Past” — a line this show prints above Velázquez’s portrait of Pareja.
From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2023
Wendy Lord, a registered dietitian and consultant for Sensible Digs, also notes that not all burned foods are created equal.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2023
Digs around and stretches a photo out to him.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
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