Example Sentences

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The proportions of its body indicate it was burrowing, lending support to the hypothesis the original ancestors of snakes were land-dwelling as opposed to marine creatures.

From Forbes • Jul. 24, 2015

When I joined her while filming a BBC documentary, she was burrowing under Paddington heading towards Farringdon, staffed by a team of around 20 tunnellers.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2012

She was burrowing under the covers as though to hide.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The icthyod was burrowing downward through the slime.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

And I was burrowing in deep for warmth, Piling it well above the window-sills.

From Mountain Interval by Frost, Robert