quarry

Example Sentences

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Almost a hundred new animal species that survived a mass extinction event half a billion years ago have been discovered in a small quarry in China, scientists revealed Wednesday.

From Barron's

The Roman philosopher Plutarch described flatterers in his immortal essay on the subject as “the plague in kings’ chambers, and the ruin of their kingdoms” that “prey upon a noble quarry.”

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

This time she was ready for the shot but not the quarry.

From Literature

Some of the trackways stretch for up to 150m, and researchers believe they could extend even further, as only part of the quarry has been excavated.

From BBC