Example sentences for: drilling

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

  • He can call himself a "third-generation driller," add that "drilling is not a science, it's an art," and not be laughed off the screen.

  • None suggests plain rote drilling: all suggest a pattern of association, some alphabetical, some psychological, some numerical, and so forth.

  • The development of horizontal drilling, where drill bits actually go sideways from a vertical hole in order to extract more oil, has also helped make the exploitation of smaller and less accessible fields cost-effective.

  • Both the NYT and LAT run front-page pieces reporting that on Monday, the Clinton administration decided to allow Conoco to conduct oil drilling on a federal property in Utah where last year, during the election, Clinton established a national monument to protect the wilderness from development.

  • The WP has Clinton advisor Paul Begala's reaction to House Majority Leader Dick Armey's comment that if he were facing the same sexual misconduct charges as Clinton, he would resign: "If goofy ideas ever go up to $40 a barrel, I'd like to have the drilling rights to Dick Armey's head."


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