coal miner
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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This is a point made by Fiona Hill, the daughter of a coal miner from Bishop Auckland who later moved to Washington DC to become a senior White House adviser.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Andrew Duncan, a 28-year-old coal miner in Indiana, told AFP on Thursday that he had struggled in recent years as US policy had shifted away from the fuel.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
His father was a coal miner, but those jobs, he said, are scarcer and less stable than before.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
His dad, a coal miner, once told him to work until the day he died.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2025
"So, I'll be in a coal miner outfit?"
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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