Example Sentences

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“At these depths, there would not be noise and vibration,” Sheridan said, noting that Metro had tunneled in similar soil conditions at similar depths without settlement problems.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

In 2021, using lidar technology, Estrada-Belli found evidence that looters had tunneled inside a seemingly royal pyramid within the city’s monumental core.

From National Geographic • Jan. 26, 2024

In 2019, Israeli troops discovered that Hezbollah militants had tunneled into Israeli territory.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2021

He can tell which species is near by just looking at the holes they had tunneled in the ground when they emerged.

From Washington Post • May 25, 2021

By dint of long hours of toil and a purloined kitchen-knife they had tunneled into a clearing in the center of the thicket.

From Through stained glass by Chamberlain, George Agnew