- plural of ore.
ores
Example Sentences
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Crude energy products were the main driver of the monthly increase, followed by metal ores, concentrates and scrap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Metal ores dug up during mining often contain sulfide minerals.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Africa's exports to China are dominated by minerals and raw materials, such as crude oil and metallic ores.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
“They are very complex ores with highly unusual mineralogy, and some of them have relatively high contents of the radioactive elements uranium and thorium,” Goodenough notes.
From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026
When she wasn’t reading, she was drawing ores or hobbits.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
