Example Sentences

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A kind of claim-jumping mold had moved in and started its own colonies among the staph.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I really think I should have been more successful than I was at claim-jumping."

From A Damaged Reputation by Bindloss, Harold

Baumberger droned on, mostly relating the details of cases he had won against long odds—cases for the most part similar to this claim-jumping business.

From Good Indian by Bower, B. M.

The agent looked into the matter, claim-jumping quieted down, there were fewer "spotters" swarming around, and soon, when their six months of grace had expired, the Lucky Numbers were all on the ground.

From Land of the Burnt Thigh by Voorhies, Stephen J.

He was in well-boring or insurance or claim-jumping, or something--I've forgotten which.

From Heart of the West by Henry, O.