Sentence examples of "dig" in English

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Not a drop of rain fell for a month, so they had to dig a well. Einen Monat lang ist nicht ein einziger Tropfen Regen gefallen, darum mussten sie einen Brunnen graben.
Tom is digging a hole. Tom gräbt ein Loch.
On a nice spring day, when Jan was digging in the sandbox in the backyard, he found a small box. In the box was a shining switchblade with a mysterious inscription. An einem schönen Frühlingstag fand Jan beim Buddeln im Sandkasten im Garten hinter dem Haus eine kleine Kiste. In der Kiste war ein glänzendes Klappmesser mit einer rätselhaften Inschrift.
They are digging a hole. Sie graben ein Loch.
He is digging his own grave. Er schaufelt sein eigenes Grab.
He's digging his own grave. Er gräbt sein eigenes Grab.
The dog was digging a hole. Der Hund grub ein Loch.
We dug a hole in the ground. Wir gruben ein Loch in den Boden.
The cat dug its claws into my hand. Die Katze grub ihre Krallen in meine Hand.
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