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

Mitochondrial pearling is a temporary shape change in which mitochondria form a structure that looks like beads on a string.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 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 must have been there for a long time, because the crystal glass of ice water beside the silver dome was speckled with thick beads of condensation.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix