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pearl

[purl] / pɜrl /
NOUN
gem
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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When the golden crown studded with diamonds and pearls is placed on the head of the new Miss Universe in Thailand on Friday, it will mark the end of an exceptionally chaotic edition.

From BBC

She’s offset the building’s cement with a childhood baby grand piano and her grandmother’s lacquer vanity with pearl inlay.

From Los Angeles Times

Years later, black pearls of petroleum rained down on Wilmington the day the oil refinery exploded.

From Los Angeles Times

Silver pearls glisten on the men’s foreheads and their eyes are sunken deep in their pale faces, framed in a stubble of beard.

From The Wall Street Journal

Pair it with black sunglasses, rhinestone earrings and a pearl necklace to become Audrey Hepburn.

From Salon