dig out
Idioms-
Extract, remove, as in He was determined to dig out every bit of metal he could find . [Late 1300s]
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Find by searching for, as in He dug out his first contract from the file . [Mid-1800s]
Example Sentences
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As time went on, she found it increasingly difficult to dig out of that hole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The jump in interest rates is making it especially hard for those on low economic rungs to dig out of debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
Driven by poverty and unemployment, the zama zamas -- which means "those who try" in the Zulu language -- descend deep into still gold-bearing shafts abandoned by mining companies or dig out new ones.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
No one was immune to the ongoing effects of the ICE raids, the Palisades and Altadena fires, and the struggle to dig out from the hole left by the pandemic and the Hollywood strikes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026
The first thing I do is dig out my own glasses and put them on, which relaxes me a little, to have at least one of my hunter's senses working.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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