How to use "dig" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "dig" in popular movie and book plots

  • All of the players from both teams try to hit him which eventually causes him to dig into the sand to escape.  - Mickey's Polo Team
  • Meanwhile, in the desert, Iago manages to dig himself and Jafar's genie lamp out of the sand where the Cave of Wonders was.  - The Return of Jafar
  • The police dig up an abandoned well where they find a knife and the remains of Olga, who had been stabbed like Ferrier.  - Hallowe'en Party
  • He shows them where to dig to find Ankh-es-en-amon's tomb.  - The Mummy (1932 film)
  • Elaine Marley, in her home on Booty Island, hears the explosion and correctly deduces that someone is attempting to dig up Big Whoop.  - Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
  • Wang puts two chop sticks in Roy's mouth for him to dig himself out.  - Shanghai Noon
  • As punishment for his escape, he is forced to repeatedly dig a grave-sized hole in the prison camp yard, fill it back in, and then be beaten.  - Cool Hand Luke
  • On their first night, the squad is ordered to dig in and hold their positions under the cover of darkness.  - Sands of Iwo Jima
  • In Series Nine, Madge is mentioned as being on an archaeological dig in Egypt; in reality Joan Sims died before filming began.  - As Time Goes By (TV series)
  • An elderly Jesuit priest named Father Lankester Merrin is leading an archaeological dig in northern Iraq and is studying ancient relics.  - The Exorcist (novel)
  • Kinnie (James Whitmore), the men are ordered to dig in on the outskirts of town.  - Battleground (film)
  • He disciplines them by having them dig a large slit trench by hand.  - Wake Island (film)
  • The story opens with the narrator, Sanders Roscoe, defending his neighbor Edith Goodnough to a reporter trying to dig up dirt on her.  - The Tie That Binds (novel)
  • After Pinocchio leaves, the Fox and the Cat dig up the coins and run away.  - The Adventures of Pinocchio
  • It is the desire to do better, to dig deeper, that propels civilization to greatness".  - Apt Pupil (film)
  • Stumbling across contradictions in the allegations against Collingridge and his brother, Mattie begins to dig deeper.  - House of Cards (UK TV series)

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