pearls

Example Sentences

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But when she arrives at Iona’s apartment, Andie is shocked to see that a coiffed perm, light makeup, a sensible suit and a string of pearls have replaced her friend’s beehives and gelled spikes.

From Salon

"It meant it was possible to capture a nearly 180 degree field of view, so you could almost capture them like a string of pearls in the sky."

From BBC

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