How to Use placer in a Sentence

placer

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  • His road to Bearcat fame as a pinpoint pigskin placer was almost a fluke.
    — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Tyler Reeve could become the school’s first-ever three-time state placer.
    — Brant Parsons, orlandosentinel.com, 29 Nov. 2020
  • To reach the gold deposits hidden in the stream beds, miners must clear away the thick mix of icy soil—a process known as placer mining.
    — Diane Selkirk, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2022
  • Hivnor, a two-time state placer and three-time state qualifier, is third at 182.
    — cleveland, 28 Dec. 2020
  • In an ideal world, could the ultimate face-placer judge someone as French vs German 75% of the time?
    — Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2012
  • Olympia’s Emily Knopfle, the third placer in last season’s 4A state meet, is scheduled to open at Osceola.
    — Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Beechwood girls: Beechwood's girls claimed the Class A title with 65 team points thanks to five runners finishing in the top 22 scoring placers.
    — Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 16 June 2023
  • The win sends Powell to the semifinals and assures a state placer for the senior, whose junior was ended early by an injury.
    — Brant Parsons, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Mar. 2021
  • Alexander will try to give retiring head coach and Hall of Fame Doug Rasmusson one final state placer.
    — Brant Parsons, orlandosentinel.com, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Allen junior Esther Peters (235): A two-time state placer (top six), Peters appears to be ready to take her game to another level.
    — Dallas News, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Fargo national champion was a state placer as a sophomore.
    — Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Dave Murray is coach of Trials third-placer Abdi Abdirahman.
    — Amby Burfoot, Outside Online, 31 Mar. 2020
  • The Wildcats scored 97 points overall with two individual champions and four placers overall.
    — Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 16 June 2023
  • Currently, garlanded with his new 40 points, the longshot placer sits 17th in the Derby standings, but next weekend’s three big hundred-point preps seem to assure that other higher-earning horses will be shouldering on up into the top twenty.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Mason's score was aided by its 11 top-three placers, including four individual champions.
    — Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 27 May 2023
  • As placer miners use heavy equipment and hydraulic water cannons to strip away permafrost and expose gold, government paleontologists are often on site collecting fossils.
    — Diane Selkirk, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2022
  • His road to Bearcat fame as a pinpoint pigskin placer was almost a fluke.
    — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Tyler Reeve could become the school’s first-ever three-time state placer.
    — Brant Parsons, orlandosentinel.com, 29 Nov. 2020
  • To reach the gold deposits hidden in the stream beds, miners must clear away the thick mix of icy soil—a process known as placer mining.
    — Diane Selkirk, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2022
  • Hivnor, a two-time state placer and three-time state qualifier, is third at 182.
    — cleveland, 28 Dec. 2020
  • In an ideal world, could the ultimate face-placer judge someone as French vs German 75% of the time?
    — Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2012
  • Olympia’s Emily Knopfle, the third placer in last season’s 4A state meet, is scheduled to open at Osceola.
    — Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Beechwood girls: Beechwood's girls claimed the Class A title with 65 team points thanks to five runners finishing in the top 22 scoring placers.
    — Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 16 June 2023
  • The win sends Powell to the semifinals and assures a state placer for the senior, whose junior was ended early by an injury.
    — Brant Parsons, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Mar. 2021
  • Alexander will try to give retiring head coach and Hall of Fame Doug Rasmusson one final state placer.
    — Brant Parsons, orlandosentinel.com, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Allen junior Esther Peters (235): A two-time state placer (top six), Peters appears to be ready to take her game to another level.
    — Dallas News, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Fargo national champion was a state placer as a sophomore.
    — Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Dave Murray is coach of Trials third-placer Abdi Abdirahman.
    — Amby Burfoot, Outside Online, 31 Mar. 2020
  • The Wildcats scored 97 points overall with two individual champions and four placers overall.
    — Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 16 June 2023
  • Currently, garlanded with his new 40 points, the longshot placer sits 17th in the Derby standings, but next weekend’s three big hundred-point preps seem to assure that other higher-earning horses will be shouldering on up into the top twenty.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023

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