- present participle of quarry.
quarrying
Example Sentences
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She added incident had "brought existing concerns about blasting, groundwater, drainage, land stability and the wider impact of quarrying activity sharply back into focus".
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
“It builds on our core quarrying competency, expands our geographic footprint and immediately establishes Martin Marietta as the leading national producer of lime solutions,” he said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
Jobs connected to mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction also saw strong wage growth, according to the analysis.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
States that depend heavily on extractive industries such as mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction tended to offer fewer protections for insects and arachnids.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2026
All the other visible hills, including those facing me across the narrow valley, looked to be in good health, except where they had been scarred and gouged by quarrying or strip mining, which was regularly.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
