lode

Example Sentences

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It was Unkrich’s relationship with Lloyd and his parents that led to the “mother lode” that sets the book apart from previous “Shining” analyses.

From Los Angeles Times

In 1930 this stone was a 14-foot lump in the Bumpus Quarry in Maine, blocking access to a vast lode of prime feldspar that the quarry owner was eager to mine.

From New York Times

"We know that the — that was the inception of the case, but then, they got the mother lode. They got the tax returns, going back and forth to the Supreme Court twice to get them."

From Salon

This homestead, the historical lode, is understood as the place where one might come back, to once again appear in context.

From New York Times

And that blockbuster that delivers a ticket sales mother lode, “Hamilton,” comes again to the Opera House on July 12, 2022 and sits down there until Oct.

From Washington Post