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'quarry' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'quarry' with 3 example sentences.


quarry noun

: a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

: a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate

: animal hunted or caught for food

quarry verb

: extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry


  • There is a rock quarry just north of town.
  • The old quarry is now a popular swimming hole.
  • He drowned in a quarry.
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