spelunking
- a word derived from spelunker.
Example Sentences
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Grieving often prompts frantic spelunking missions—rereading old letters or texts, scouring your camera roll and random social media accounts for any scrap of a memory of your loved one.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
When you go spelunking or visit a deep underground cavern, the tour guides often point out an optical illusion.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2023
Sanford and Son’s dozen-plus shops and circuitous staircases within a three-story maze/arcade may remind some of the spelunking within Pike Place Market’s underground interiors.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2021
In 2017, Dahl attempted to distract herself from unrequited love by spelunking the internet.
From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2021
“I love Vocab. It’s like spelunking in a cave you’ve been in your whole life and discovering a thousand new tunnels.”
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
