How to Use dig up in a Sentence

dig up

verb
  • Disney+ can’t dig up that grave fast enough.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Yes, Gein dug up graves and stole body parts.
    — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Three years later a white fox dug up his grave.
    — Urnesha Bhattacherjee, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Wait four weeks, and then dig up to transplant.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 27 May 2026
  • The remains of her nephew had been dug up from the same grave.
    — Fred Ramos, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The same idea applies to digging up bulbs.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2026
  • That work requires them to dig up the ground and the pavement.
    — Jessica Riley, CBS News, 8 June 2026
  • The critters dig up the bulbs that my wife spends hours planting.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Then, dig up the dead grass, add compost, and plant your garden bed.
    — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 15 Feb. 2026
  • For mature hostas, simply dig up and clean the root ball, then cut the clump.
    — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026
  • Wait another month, then dig up the roots and wash them off in the kitchen sink.
    — Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Plus, marigolds will keep away rodents that might dig up your below-ground onions.
    — Heather Bien, The Spruce, 24 Apr. 2026
  • For a hard-sided pool, any sod will have to be dug up, and sand added on top of the dirt.
    — Veronica Graham, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2023
  • And that someone dug up the grave in the dead of night, only to find a stranger in it.
    — Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Simply dig up your plant clump and shake off as much soil as possible.
    — Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 May 2025
  • Turtleboy kept digging up dirt.
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Workmen dug up graves and boxed up bones for reburial.
    — Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Times contributing critics dug up some gems with which to start the year.
    — Boris Kachka, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2024
  • One parent said someone threatened to dig up his dead son’s grave.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 24 June 2024
  • My dog slipped outside and dug up the neighbor’s garden.
    — Florence Taylor Barner, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Learn how to dig up dahlia tubers and store them until planting time in spring.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Skunks dig up yards and can spray pets and kids if they are not handled properly.
    — Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 1 July 2026
  • They’re not intended to dig up dirt, but rather to watch for signs of trouble.
    — Adam Stone, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Don’t dig up wild berries because their quality isn’t as good.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Before shipping, they are dug up and most of the soil shaken or rinsed from their roots.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Here are a few favorite bulbs that squirrels and chipmunks rarely dig up and deer rarely eat.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 23 Oct. 2020
  • Don’t dig up the soil to check progress; trust in the growth that’s happening unseen.
    — Karin Eldor, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • If the lily bulbs have been dug up and stored in a cool, dry location, do not water them.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025
  • But Vermont has been buried before, and dug up again, and even brought back to life.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
  • The first is crawling through a cage and digging up puzzle pieces; the first three teams move on.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025

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