Example Sentences

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He did so, and later also sent a partial paddlefish fossil he had excavated himself.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 6, 2022

In grad school, she writes, “I had excavated the bones of these memories, unaware that they would reanimate, that they would chase me into my dreams.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2022

But the damage did reveal some secrets - a collapsed wall showed how escapees had rolled the clay soil they had excavated into balls and thrown them behind a false partition in the hut.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2021

Removing the wood revealed that the hornets had excavated the interior of the tree to make room for the nest, which consisted of nine layers of comb.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2021

It began in late 1981 when McKee and his Marauders were confident they had excavated most of the artifacts.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler