quarry

Example Sentences

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He supported legal action against the UK government opposing levies on aggregates, before selling his stake in the quarry last year in a deal which he said was worth £70m.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

One sub plays the quarry and the other helps hunt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

"We did not know about the strange disease causing our colleagues to die," said Evans Omondi, 34, who travelled hundreds of miles from western Kenya to work at the quarry.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

Finally, Marilyn is not presented as a cipher to be solved or quarry to be caged.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

They stood together on the flat quarry floor gazing around.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques