bead

Example Sentences

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Each bead slipped through her fingers as if she were marking the seconds, bargaining with time.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

While investors are trying to get a bead on the Fed, earnings season is rolling on.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

During breaks, she’d work at a Chicago bead store, where she learned about global jewelry-making practices.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

"I'm bursting with confidence now... not a single bead of sweat."

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

Admiring her idea, gloating, planning, Omakayas turned the leather sewing kit and bead packet over and over in her hands.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich