dig into
phrasal verb
dug into; digging into; digs into
1
: to mix (something) into (soil) by digging
dig the compost into the soil
2
informal
: to begin eating (something)
The family was digging into a delicious meal.
They dug into their steaks.
3
somewhat informal
: to try to learn or uncover information by studying (something)
The detectives dug into his past and learned that he had once lived in another country.
4
: to push against (a body part) in a sharp and painful way
The bed's springs are digging into my back.
Her fingernails dug into my hand.
5
: to push (something) into (a body part) in a sharp and painful way
She dug her fingernails into my hand.
He dug his elbow into my ribs.
Examples of dig into in a Sentence
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The San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Opera could do the same by believing in the future, beginning with digging into the damn endowments.
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
For Costner, limiting the perspective is often a way of digging into the multiple layers of feeling and thought that can be driving one piece of action.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 June 2024
In the Spotlight is a Sacramento Bee series that digs into the high-profile local issues that readers care most about.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 25 June 2024
Phones and laptops run off a solar panel, food is cooked by locals, and toilets are dug into the sand.
—Jo Marchant, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
For Costner, limiting the perspective is often a way of digging into the multiple layers of feeling and thought that can be driving one piece of action.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 June 2024
In the Spotlight is a Sacramento Bee series that digs into the high-profile local issues that readers care most about.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 25 June 2024
Phones and laptops run off a solar panel, food is cooked by locals, and toilets are dug into the sand.
—Jo Marchant, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for dig into
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“Dig into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dig%20into. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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