bead

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

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

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

Not just that, but Julia also had a bead on part-time remote work.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2025

Also discovered in the archaeological excavation -- led by UW Department of Anthropology Professor Todd Surovell -- was a bead made from a hare bone, the oldest known bead in the Americas.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2024

A bead of sweat trickled down the curve of his bald head, made its way to his earlobe, and hung there, trembling.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart