pearls

Example Sentences

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In a meticulously crafted stop-motion world of gritty dockside poverty, a starving waif discovers the neglected girl in a shabby home weeps not teardrops but pearls.

From Los Angeles Times

"If I saw that face without the hairdo and pearls, would never guess who it was meant to be," another said.

From BBC

She carefully opened it and pulled out a long strand of pinkish-colored pearls.

From Literature

“You says that, but your face says you’re getting involved. Focus: We go to Archos, sell the ormolu pearls, pick up the sailcloth, and go on to Paraspara. I have laid outs the route!”

From Literature

Bars and rings trade at a premium to the world price at gold and jewellery shops across the country, where bullion emblazoned with dragons is sold alongside ornate goldware inlaid with pearls and rubies.

From Barron's