'quarry' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'quarry' with 3 example sentences.
- quarry noun
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: 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
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: 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.