Example Sentences

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But the rescue also showcased a commodity even rarer today than the gold the miners were quarrying: leadership.

From Time • Dec. 21, 2010

So he joined a gang of quarrymen who were living at a farm on top of the hill, and who were quarrying stones in the hills about there.

From Folk Tales Every Child Should Know by Mabie, Hamilton Wright