anthracite
Example Sentences
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Born in 1908, the oldest son of Lithuanian immigrants, my father started working as a breaker boy in the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania when he was 6 years old.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2023
I have a very good friend here in New Hampshire who heats with anthracite coal.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2022
Aberpergwm mine is the only producer of high-grade anthracite in Western Europe and it supplies the nearby Tata steel plant in Port Talbot.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2021
Abramovic, known for her work with crystals, chose anthracite from Ukrainian mines and rock quartz crystals from Brazil.
From Reuters ● Oct. 6, 2021
The air was stale and still, suffused with the scent of rotten peaches, horse excrement, and partially combusted Illinois anthracite.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
