drill into
phrasal verb
drilled into; drilling into; drills into
: to force (something) to be learned very well by (someone) by repeating it again and again
Our teacher drilled the lesson into our heads.
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But this spring, with an electric keyboard in his lap and 14 holes drilled into his skull, the longtime Chicago musician struck up a melody on the old ivories.
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Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
By the middle of March, the city will begin receiving water from four new wells drilled into the aquifer, said Curtis Hancock, the city's utility director.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The master plan for the area further drills into what Westfield wants to see constructed around what city officials call Indiana's biggest tourism asset.
—Jake Allen, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
Accompanying the text was a short video of the light that had been drilled into the wall.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
By the middle of March, the city will begin receiving water from four new wells drilled into the aquifer, said Curtis Hancock, the city's utility director.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The master plan for the area further drills into what Westfield wants to see constructed around what city officials call Indiana's biggest tourism asset.
—Jake Allen, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
Accompanying the text was a short video of the light that had been drilled into the wall.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for drill into
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“Drill into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drill%20into. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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