quarrying

Example Sentences

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After analyzing the model, the team identified 30 distinct quarrying areas, each showing unique carving approaches.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said the deadly blast happened in a building dedicated to making “boosters” – charges used for mining, construction and quarrying.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

Despite gaining international recognition for its reforestation efforts in the fight against climate change, the reserve is under pressure from illegal loggers, land grabbers, and quarrying companies.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024

The area’s state representative, Jonathan Fritz, said an overwhelming number of his constituents favor natural gas drilling, an important economic engine in a county where farming, logging and bluestone quarrying were primary industries.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2023

Returning to the village late in the day, with her baskets and belly full of apples, Alyce cut through the manor field, near where the villagers had dug a pit for the quarrying of gravel.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman