beads

Example Sentences

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He sold prayer beads, rugs and an array of snacks.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Women sell beads to a steady flow of tourists from roadside stalls.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Azeez Akanni hopped on a yellow bus heading for the central business district on Lagos Island, beads of sweat rolling down his neck and arms.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

It paid homage to a nurse’s steady hands, to a mother’s prayer beads slipping through her fingers, and to a belief that our stories do not end at the point of collapse.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

I’m sitting in my usual place, fiddling with the loose string on the armrest, a throw cushion decorated with orange, blue, and yellow beads stitched in a pattern of repeated circles in my lap.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam