pearls

Example Sentences

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For her performance, which lasted less than three minutes, Miss Becky wore two strands of pearls and matching earrings.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

As the process continues, larger clusters of nucleoids often break apart into smaller groups that settle into neighboring pearls.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

Before you envision Emily Post clutching her pearls at the thought of sneaking out without a proper goodbye, know that etiquette isn’t about rigidity—it’s all about context.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

He has also mocked allies uneasy about the widening conflict, referring to those who "wring their hands and clutch their pearls, hemming and hawing about the use of force."

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

The winter I was fifteen, the Van de Kamps invited me to go see the Christmas premiere with them at the Schouwburg, an old playhouse that Mama let me wear her pearls to visit.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse