digger

chiefly Australian & New Zealand

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for digger
Noun
  • Good thing the gendarmes were so generous.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The resulting bloodshed brings the pair of goofy gendarmes into bewildered action, as the Zero cavalry trots in on short-legged white horses and Jony, Line, Rudy, and the local One leader, Jane (Anamaria Vartolomei), deploy on their respective sides.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • By drawing on American folk tales and Southern Gothic literature, the action-adventure video game South of Midnight stands apart in a field crowded with Vikings, spartans, samurai, knights and sorcerers.
    Justin Porter, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Characters appeared to be sitting on air at one point in a movie about the misadventures of knights.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • President Donald Trump speaks during a ceremony honoring the members of the 2024 World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the East Room at the White House.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Arsenal took a 3-0 lead in their first match last Tuesday and will look to capitalize by knocking the reigning champions out.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The team parted ways with head coach Antonio Pierce and brought in veteran Pete Carroll to steer the ship.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Drake Baldwin thriving in role Rookie catcher Drake Baldwin’s role has been reduced since veteran Sean Murphy returned from the injured list, but Baldwin is excelling in his opportunities to catch a couple of times a week and also DH or pinch hit occasionally.
    David O'Brien, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The simmering frustration is a potential issue for a military that relies heavily on reservists in wartime.
    Eugenia Yosef, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Tens of thousands of military reservists have already served hundreds of days each during the war, which has taken a heavy toll on their careers and families.
    Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The former four-star recruit imposes his will in the run game and doesn’t take kindly to defenders who try to bull-rush his pocket.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Lexie Arthur, 2026, SS Arthur, an uncommitted recruit, is hitting .426 with 26 hits and 29 runs through April 7.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Digger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digger. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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