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Examples of gold mine in a Sentence
The library is a gold mine of information.
the estate sale promises to be a gold mine for antique dealers
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If there’s little forensic evidence tying Allen to the crime, then the abundance of alternate suspects could present a gold mine for his defense.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
Colorado authorities have identified the person that died in a former gold mine that is now a tourist attraction.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
As the most popular global sport with a passionate and loyal fanbase, soccer is an example of one such gold mine.
—Prakash Sangam, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Investigators were trying to figure out Friday what led an elevator to malfunction at a former Colorado gold mine, killing one person, injuring four others and leaving 12 people trapped for hours at the bottom of the tourist attraction 1,000 feet (305 meters) beneath the surface.
—Lindsey Leake, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
1605, in the meaning defined above
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“Gold mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gold%20mine. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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