coal miner
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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From the top of a wind turbine nearly 100 metres above the ground, Grzegorz Witek, a coal miner, gazes at the horizon.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Tyler was born Gaynor Hopkins on June 8, 1951, to homemaker Elsie and coal miner Glyndwr, and was one of seven children.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
White House officials and Trump advisers also have expressed frustration over a Netflix movie set to stream on the platform based on a true story about a transgender coal miner, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
His dad, a coal miner, once told him to work until the day he died.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2025
"And I said, `A coal miner? Why did she want a coal miner if she could've had you?' And he said, `Because when he sings . . . even the birds stop to listen.'"
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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