Tunnellers

Meanwhile the tunnellers were advancing; we could hear the sound of their pickaxes and spades coming nearer and nearer. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The tunnellers returned with a table and a travelling rug and also a towel. ❋ Francis, Dick (1984)

When they got the all-clear the trap fuehrers opened up, the tunnellers came out and the traps were shut. ❋ BRICKHILL, PAUL (1951)

By nine o'clock nearly half a ton of yellow sand had vanished into the grey dust of the compound, the tunnellers came up from below and the traps were shut till the morning. ❋ BRICKHILL, PAUL (1951)

Crump and Canton were barred from the escape this time because Massey wanted a nucleus of experienced tunnellers left in the camp for the future. ❋ BRICKHILL, PAUL (1951)

The tunnellers washed off any tell-tale sand in their huts and went on appell with everyone else. ❋ BRICKHILL, PAUL (1951)

The haulers were all experienced tunnellers like Noble and Rees and Birkland, so that everything underground would go smoothly. ❋ BRICKHILL, PAUL (1951)

Tovrea would be one of the experienced tunnellers going to the new American compound. ❋ BRICKHILL, PAUL (1951)

The lad was one of our tunnellers, and we were glad to have his company and also his help in the "digging-out" process. ❋ Jack O'Brien (N/A)

"Oh, I thought I told you," says Mac, "they are calling for men to go to the tunnellers." ❋ Jack O'Brien (N/A)

To make things better, a party of twenty-five Canadians came to the tunnellers and we had some good old times together; but Mac and Skinny were still my best pals; many's the prank we played together. ❋ Jack O'Brien (N/A)

We made the mess in what had been the nursery, and the adjutant and myself slept in bunks off an elaborately mined passage, in making which British tunnellers had worked so hard that cracks showed in the wall above, and the whole wing appeared undecided whether or not to sink. ❋ George Herbert Fosdike Nichols (N/A)

Boring like huge worms from the front line outward, were tunnellers, biting into the earth with grim persistence to lay mines beneath the enemy; not that this work would be finished in time for tomorrow's action, wherein plans were already completed to press forward, but should the German positions prove firm enough to establish another temporary deadlock, then they would serve a purpose. ❋ Credo Fitch Harris (1915)

How long I slumbered I do not know, but when I woke up I found, standing in front of me, three amused and puzzled Australian tunnellers. ❋ Frederick George Scott (1902)

When I fell asleep, I must have upset my breakfast, which was lying at my feet, and the tunnellers were evidently enjoying what they considered to be the discovery of a padré a little the worse for wear. ❋ Frederick George Scott (1902)

These sounds show that the bears have long been hearing the noise made by the approach of the tunnellers, and are getting their courage up for a fight with the disturbers of their long repose. ❋ Egerton R. Young (1874)

There is another class, whose heads are covered with hairs, and who appear to be employed entirely below ground, probably as excavators or tunnellers. ❋ William Henry Giles Kingston (1847)

“Ugh [the killer] is [tunneling] me can you [take a hit]?” ❋ Internetsavior (2019)

Person 1: [Man this] band [sucks] dude. Person 2: They sure love being [in the tunnel]. ❋ DIABOLIC4L (2006)

She was [tunneling] her [ex-boyfriend] and not [listening] to a word I said. ❋ Hamoto (2021)

[The Tunnel] makes [the Black Mamba] look like [a worm]. ❋ The Biggest Tunnel (2010)

"Man your tunnels make me hot in [my dirty] places. I hope you never get a brain and realize that limp [hoops] of skin attached [to your head] are idiotic." ❋ Refrigerator (2005)

"Is he [tunneling] that joint?" "No, it's a cigarette." "I''ll tunnel it if you tunnel it." "BUT WE ONLY HAVE ONE CLIP!!" "So, i'll tunnel it, [pop it out] after like a minute, then you tunnel it." "Every time we do this, your shit goes everywhere, and I'm the one who has to tunnel the mess!" "Dude, i havent stopped shitting blood since I [tunneled] that blunt."" "Yeah, that was awesome." ❋ Sourappletini (2011)

"Screw Customs, man---let's hit the [tunnels]!" "The [TUNNELS]? Are you kidding me? I heard [Poindexter] went in last semester and fucking disappeared. Screw that...besides, they're having cheesesteaks in the Dining Hall tonight and I wanna get in line before that big guy from [my Chem] class eats 'em all." ❋ Poppysister (2006)

"Hey, did you ever hit Tunnel [back in the day]?" "[Nah], I was usually at [Mars] or Danceteria." ❋ Leviathin (2007)

That $%*@'ing [cabbie] last night sure tunneled me [taking] me to the [Hard Rock]. :-( ❋ Vegas_Cabbie (2007)

"[Kirsten] [watch out]..[unless] you want a good tunneling" ❋ Namelesswoman (2011)