gems

Example Sentences

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“It’s one of our gems of the California coast,” said Michael Cohen, chair of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Exactly how Jamestown operates is a closely guarded secret, as it unearths gems where no one else is looking.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

"A stone of this colour and size is extremely scarce, and adding to its rarity the diamond is type Ia, amongst the purest of natural gems," it said.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Classical gems were hugely popular in the 18th and 19th Centuries and then fell out of favour.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

To him strawberries were a holy mystery, jewels of sugar, deep red gems, sweet orbs, succulent rubies.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson