How to Use gold mine in a Sentence

gold mine

noun
  • The library is a gold mine of information.
  • And so that was a big gold mine.
    — Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
  • This two-day marathon is a bona-fide gold mine for discounts and deals.
    — Grace Smith, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2023
  • The supply has not been used up, like a gold mine stripped of its last nugget.
    — Peter Greene, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
  • His gold mine hasn't panned out but his car business is thriving.
    — George Osterkamp, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2019
  • From the algorithm’s point of view, flat earth is a gold mine.
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, Vox, 26 July 2019
  • Law firms are eyeing mesh used to treat hernias as the next gold mine.
    — Matthew Goldstein and Jessica Silver-Greenberg, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2018
  • Compelling was too weak a word for this gold mine of self-awareness.
    — Wired, 24 Sep. 2019
  • On the plus side, the play is an acting gold mine for a good actor.
    — Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 Oct. 2017
  • Tommy stepped into a gold mine.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
  • So, yeah, the anal region can be kind of a gold mine as far as pleasure goes.
    — Lindsey Lanquist, SELF, 13 Oct. 2017
  • Crumbs on your kitchen counter and a buildup of garbage are like a gold mine to various pests.
    — Leah Napoliello, Houston Chronicle, 31 Aug. 2019
  • Are the Dodgers baseball’s version of a gold mine?
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Smartphones, in fact, are 30 times as rich in gold as ore dug from a gold mine.
    — Peter Ford, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 July 2018
  • Or a child forced to do dangerous work in gold mines or on fishing boats.
    — CNN, 26 Feb. 2018
  • And many of those drinkers are Gen Z, a gold mine for marketers.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
  • But that same speed is proving to be a gold mine for those engaging in fraud.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Here the text on its own is compelling, with descriptions of a gold mine.
    — Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Beer was the gold mine, before selling booze in the stands was outlawed.
    — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 4 July 2018
  • But the small nearby lane called Soi Nana is a gold mine of new bars.
    — New York Times, 15 Feb. 2018
  • The early returns are in, and the move looks like a gold mine for team owners.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • For decades, Swazi men have worked in South African coal and gold mines.
    — Sewell Chan, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2018
  • In the film, three bandits try to force Cooper to hand over the map to a gold mine.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 July 2019
  • The look of the restaurant’s speakeasy evokes the black and gold hues of Incan gold mines.
    — Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
  • If the goal is to make shows people will value enough to pay for, there is still an untapped gold mine.
    — Angela L. Harvey, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 June 2023
  • Both regions include many of Sudan’s oil fields and gold mines.
    — ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Both regions include many of Sudan’s oil fields and gold mines.
    — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Thrift stores are gold mines for unique home furnishings at reasonable price points.
    — Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 9 June 2026
  • Men frequently went to work in the country's booming gold mines.
    — Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 14 June 2026
  • The one small bit of uplifting news here is that as far as land costs go, the Moon is a gold mine.
    — Mike Wehner, BGR, 18 Mar. 2021

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