prospected
Example Sentences
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With little formal education, Mulholland had left his native Ireland in his teens, worked steamer ships on the Great Lakes, labored in lumber camps and prospected for gold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Small fragments of the specimen were "prospected" using ultraviolet lights at night.
From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2023
Bolsonaro’s father prospected for gold at Serra Pelada, where Dirceu first saw gold mining, and the president sometimes draws on his upbringing to rally support from prospectors.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2022
On Svalbard, a Kautokeino drilling company prospected for material that, two years later, wouldn’t be worth the money it costs to extract.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 18, 2019
When I’ve prospected around a little more I’ll tell you which place I’ll take, and how much it will require to keep up.”
From The Red Derelict by Bertram Mitford
