beads

Example Sentences

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Tiny flowers made from minuscule pearl beads dot her deep-red nails.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

A devout Catholic, it was there that she gave my dad her most precious gift: her own mom’s rosary beads.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Archaeologists recently uncovered jewelry that included a pierced deer tooth and beads, all carbon dated to around 11,000 years ago.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

Bright teardrop earrings hang from metal tins filled with Japanese cooling beads.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

The sails had gone slack, and the disappointed girl slumped in one of the cozy nursery chairs and clicked idly at the beads of her abacus: back and forth, back and forth.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood