ore
noun
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
ores
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pluralof ore.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Africa's exports to China are dominated by minerals and raw materials, such as crude oil and metallic ores.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
The company estimates that 70% of global copper reserves are contained in such ores, frequently in concentrations that aren’t worth the expense of grinding into powders and hauling—often overseas—for smelting and refining.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
However, they are also lower grade than many such ores mined elsewhere across the globe, Goodenough notes.
From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026
“They are very complex ores with highly unusual mineralogy, and some of them have relatively high contents of the radioactive elements uranium and thorium,” Goodenough notes.
From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026
The city of Reichenstein in Silesia had been for almost a thousand years the site of mining for gold and silver ores, and for several hundred years for arsenic ores.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
