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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
Recent Examples on the Web
The industry also saw a gold mine in movie tie-ins.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
In a vast stretch of Central Washington’s high desert, the farms and small towns of Grant County sit on nothing short of a gold mine.
—Lulu Ramadan, ProPublica, 28 July 2024
Everyone seems to agree that fan data is the gold mine behind the current boom in the sports business and the significant increases in the valuations of sports franchises.
—Michael Schreiber, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2024
Indeed, there is now a small set of stalls on the site of the gold mines, even though most miners have left to chase the next, more promising site in the Tibesti desert of northern Chad.
—Jérôme Tubiana, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2016
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Word History
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 20 Sep. 2024.
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