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

“I’ve had a lot of fun spelunking in our archives,” Brandon said.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2023

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

The Calabrian semiwilderness is the antithesis of Milan, Frammartino’s methods are the opposite of television, and the spelunking expedition offers a reverse image of the architectural ambition that erected the Pirelli Tower.

From New York Times • May 12, 2022

“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