placer

Example Sentences

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Dorr, whose story earned newspaper coverage in subsequent years, claimed the sand there was “very rich in placer gold.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2023

Simonson, a conference placer in diving, has been accepted academically to go to Notre Dame.

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

That’s because we were after the same thing: tiny flecks of placer gold that wash into streambeds.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2017

If I would jump in and pull every possible string to hurry the railroad over the range, and keep on pulling them, the secret of the placer bar would remain a secret.

From The City of Numbered Days by Lynde, Francis