gem

Example Sentences

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For those with an eye on a "renovated gem" she said there were a number within commuting distance of Edinburgh.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

They succeeded — this musical is an underrated gem — but its Luna’s less showy performance that truly winds up stealing your heart.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

"We're actually quite a hidden gem," said Dempsey.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Alongside his own survey of Mont Blanc published in a monumental chromolithograph is his modest diagram of its underlying crystalline structure, as if it were a faceted gem.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

A gem held out by a grubby schoolboy.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy