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Excavate is an English word with synonyms like hollow or take. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Excavate in a sentence

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Excavate | Excavated | Excavates

Excavate meaning

  1. To make a hole in (something); to hollow.
  2. To remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out.
  3. To uncover (something) by digging.

Synonyms of Excavate

hollow take remove dig core out hollow out obtain turn up dig up reveal unveil bring out uncover unearth take away

Related words

Other words often associated with Excavate or its synonyms:

withdraw show empty expose get locate acquire find site tubular exist shift

Using Excavate

  • The main meaning on this page is: To make a hole in (something); to hollow. | To remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out. | To uncover (something) by digging.
  • Useful related words include: hollow, take, remove, dig.
  • In the example corpus, excavate often appears in combinations such as: to excavate, excavate the, excavate and.

Context around Excavate

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 13 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

crews 1× archaeologists 1× properly 1× fully 1× miners 1× females 1×

Often after:

bags 1× impacted 1× rock 1× snow 1×

Sentence patterns with Excavate

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

after miners excavate rock a 1× archaeologists excavate at the 1× areas to excavate 1× but to excavate in the 1× crane to excavate and move 1× crews will excavate impacted soil 1× government to excavate the amber 1× holes females excavate snow caves 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a geographical survey 1× after initial tests 1× after miners excavate 1× after snow covers 1× and the title 1× archaeologists excavate at 1×

Common sentence endings:

about the discovery 1× any construction efforts 1× are now underway 1× areas to excavate 1× at york station 1× destroyed two buildings 1×

Words around Excavate

Just before it in the word index:

excarnation 3 excambriorex 2 excaliburcoin 3 excalibur 77 exc 9 exbourne 2

Just after it in the word index:

excavated 202 excavates 6 excavating 56 excavation 301 excavations 227 excavator 71

Similar in corpus frequency:

abacus 72 abner 72 acorns 72 acquit 72 adamantly 72 allahabad 72

Corpus analysis for Excavate

  • In this selection, "excavate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, crews, archaeologists, properly, bags, impacted and rock stand out and add context to how "excavate" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after miners excavate rock a and archaeologists excavate at the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "excavate" sits close to words such as abacus, abner and acorns, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with excavate

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Archaeologists excavate at the Gulkana Site in the 1970s. (9 words)

Next year, the archeological site hopes to excavate the church entirely. (11 words)

After snow covers breathing holes, females excavate snow caves on sea ice. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

He applied for funding from the Australian government to excavate the amber, and he and his research team went on to unearth a parade of amber-entombed creatures ranging in age from 230 million to 40 million years old. (39 words)

Chatham-Kent council voted earlier this month to excavate an entire block of the downtown to confirm whether there are any more gas or water wells following the 2021 gas explosion that destroyed two buildings. (35 words)

In London, I'd travel miles to Congolese shops to excavate bags of attiéké from the permafrost at the bottom of a chest freezer, stockpiling it for dinner guests I could evangelise. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

And the title just seemed like this was her quest – to excavate, not necessarily in the soil, but to excavate in the record, to light up shadow.

After that, a replacement bridge will be built next to it to reroute traffic while crews excavate the fill to restore the exit ramp, officials said.

A geographical survey of the eight to 10 acre site was carried out to identify what is underground and which areas to excavate.

The MDOs would excavate and deliver coal to the companies in accordance with the approved mining plan, sources said.

Archaeologists excavate at the Gulkana Site in the 1970s.

But archaeologists have yet to excavate any skeletons comparable with those found previously at York Station.

Chatham-Kent council voted earlier this month to excavate an entire block of the downtown to confirm whether there are any more gas or water wells following the 2021 gas explosion that destroyed two buildings.

In London, I'd travel miles to Congolese shops to excavate bags of attiéké from the permafrost at the bottom of a chest freezer, stockpiling it for dinner guests I could evangelise.

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Now the council are aiming to use a crane to excavate and move the sculpture, causing outrage from the local tenant's association.

The state EPA also added to that response crews will excavate impacted soil, and officials will take the appropriate steps to ensure that waterways and residents are safe.

The Tribe employed Auburn University researchers to properly excavate the site and monitor any construction efforts.

After initial tests were conducted, efforts to fully excavate the ship are now underway.

After miners excavate rock, a processing plant crushes it to recover valuable minerals such as gold or copper.

He applied for funding from the Australian government to excavate the amber, and he and his research team went on to unearth a parade of amber-entombed creatures ranging in age from 230 million to 40 million years old.

Leon Neyfakh, 35, has become known for podcasts that excavate the recent past.

Next year, the archeological site hopes to excavate the church entirely.

The funds will be used to excavate a site at Old Deer where they have found many historical artefacts, including a medieval gaming board.

When you're building a runway, you excavate to a depth of at least 20 feet, and back fill with stone, steel, and concrete.

After snow covers breathing holes, females excavate snow caves on sea ice.

At the time, though, he didn’t have the resources to excavate the fossil find, but he informed researchers in Argentina about the discovery.

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Common combinations with excavate

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "excavate" in a sentence?
An example: "And the title just seemed like this was her quest – to excavate, not necessarily in the soil, but to excavate in the record, to light up shadow." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "excavate" from authentic English texts.
What does "excavate" mean?
Excavate means: To make a hole in (something); to hollow.
What are synonyms of "excavate"?
Common synonyms of "excavate" include: hollow, take, remove, dig, core out, hollow out, obtain, turn up. Plus 7 more synonyms.
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