Example Sentences

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The researchers found areas in the fossil where scavengers had burrowed into the trilobite in search of soft tissue.

From Scientific American • Sep. 28, 2023

He picks up a small, tubular, twisted white shell, the remnants of a marine bivalve that had burrowed into a log, making it home.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 2023

It might have been plants, but the original beetle probably had burrowed into a cargo pallet or bracing wood used inside a cargo container, Riggins said.

From Washington Times • Jul. 8, 2017

His moles had burrowed deep into the Navy hierarchy to leak him a stream of military secrets, thwarting previous efforts to bring him to justice.

From Washington Post • May 26, 2016

His stolen uniform was soaked with sweat, his arms ached, and the headache that had burrowed into his left temple felt like it was setting up permanent residence there.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo