Example Sentences

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Roof rats usually spend their lives above ground but have been burrowing under almond and other nut trees due to the absence of cover during the cold winter months, according to the newsletter.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

They have been burrowing warrens underground across the park’s peninsula, including near the flare station, heightening concerns about potential gas leaks and spills of contaminated liquids.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2024

Followers, of theatrical despatches for many weeks have been burrowing through masses of statistics and superlative, relative to this dramatic mastodon which was making its way from Europe under the direction of Max Reinhardt.

From Time Magazine Archive

According to the Gainesville, Ga., pediatrician, white fibers have been burrowing into his skin for the past two years, making him feel like he's under constant bombardment from insects or cactus needles.

From Time Magazine Archive

I have been burrowing in our boilers, testing the scale, inspecting stays and furnace crowns, and the joy of working has come back to me.

From An Ocean Tramp by McFee, William