1
: residue separated in the preparation of various products (such as grain or ores)
—usually used in plural
2
: the part of a projecting stone or brick inserted in a wall
Examples of tailing in a Sentence
the reporter's constant tailing of the candidate resulted in an exclusive scoop
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Scandium can be extracted from mine tailings, or as a by-product of mining for uranium or other metals.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
That includes decommissioning many miles of logging roads, removing mine tailings and sowing tens of thousands of native plants.
—Alyssa Kreikemeier, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
Maybe that could help clean up the hills of uranium-laden tailings from the mines, or deliver higher-paying jobs.
—Oleksandra Mykolyshyn, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2025
Yellow and orange layers exposed mine tailings deposits in the cutbanks where the river meanders.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
That includes decommissioning many miles of logging roads, removing mine tailings and sowing tens of thousands of native plants.
—Alyssa Kreikemeier, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
Maybe that could help clean up the hills of uranium-laden tailings from the mines, or deliver higher-paying jobs.
—Oleksandra Mykolyshyn, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2025
Yellow and orange layers exposed mine tailings deposits in the cutbanks where the river meanders.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for tailing
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“Tailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailing. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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