Example Sentences

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Lee Ross steals the show as Jack Firebrace, a wartime tunneler and erstwhile miner with an appetite for drag.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2010

His strengths as a cyclist—strong muscles, pain tolerance, and massive lung capacity—made him the ideal tunneler.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Even when the Stasi threatened him with the death penalty, Seidel would not identify a single fellow tunneler.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

In the limited glow he saw the first tunneler clearly enough.

From The Time Traders by Norton, Andre