placer
Example Sentences
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Here’s the thing with California’s oranges: The California gold rush, smack in the middle of the 19th century, was an enormous splash in the placer pan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2024
Amber Edmonds’ fifth-place finish in singles was the only placer for Lakeside in singles.
From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2022
Metzger, a state qualifier a year ago and a conference placer, is also set to go to Michigan.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 8, 2021
Mr. Tremblay began placer mining a few years ago, a passion he admitted is stoked more by the thrill of discovery than the prospect of striking it rich.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2017
Along the sea-coast to the south it has some placer gold mines.
From The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia by John R. Spears
