high-grade
Use High-grade in a sentence
adjective
1.
of excellent or superior quality.
2.
(of ore) yielding a relatively large amount of the metal for which it is mined.
verb (used with object)
3.
to steal (rich ore) from a mine.
Origin:
1875–80
1875–80
Related forms
high-grad·er, noun
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| high-grade | |
adjective | |
| surpassing in quality; "top-grade ore" |
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Example sentences
In this decade, high-grade uranium ores will deplete significantly, leaving the industry to resort to low-grade ores.
See-through shelving made from high-grade plywood defines a shower area without walling it off.
There were riders demanding that hotel rooms be stocked with high-grade organic chocolates and ice cream.
But it is becoming more and more difficult to find high-grade deposits that are cheaply and easily mined.
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