Definition of Quarry

an area from which materials like stone are removed

Examples of Quarry in a sentence

At night, the moonlight caused the stones in the quarry to shine.  🔊

The men who work in the rock quarry wear masks to keep the stone particles out of their eyes.  🔊

On Monday, the middle school students will visit the quarry to search for limestone.  🔊

People are asked to remain out of the abandoned quarry because of the danger of falling rocks.  🔊

When the mother realized her fragile son would be doing manual labor at the quarry, she became very concerned.  🔊

Some of the finest marble in the country comes from our town’s quarry.  🔊

In the old days, the prisoners had to work at the rock quarry.  🔊

The granite supply from the quarry is almost depleted.  🔊

While digging among the stones, the quarry workers found human remains.  🔊

The boy broke both his legs when he fell off the quarry ledge and landed on a large boulder.  🔊

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