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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These tailings are often stored and managed in order to be reliably and responsibly disposed of.
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Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
The tailings are already mined and sitting on the surface.
—Scott McWhorter, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
There, sprawling white tailings piles spread out near the retirement destination of Green Valley.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
Called tailings or tails, these are the materials left over after the process of separating the valuable parts of the extraction from the other parts.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
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Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
The tailings are already mined and sitting on the surface.
—Scott McWhorter, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
There, sprawling white tailings piles spread out near the retirement destination of Green Valley.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
Called tailings or tails, these are the materials left over after the process of separating the valuable parts of the extraction from the other parts.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
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 30 Jun. 2025.
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