Words similar to digging

Example sentences for: digging

How can you use “digging” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

It was built in the 1920s to provide access for workers digging tunnels for a hydroelectricity project.
That's where I dive for my remote control like a terrier down a rat hole--you know, if the terrier was digging really fast.
He began digging in 1900 after buying the site and financing the excavation program with his own money, and almost immediately struck the first building blocks of a huge Bronze Age palace replete with magnificent pottery and other artifacts.
That is easy enough to follow, but digging a little deeper into the meaning of Christmas leads us to a strange anomaly.
But that also means that when confronted with the choice between doing a little extra digging and writing his way around a problem, he chooses the latter every time.