bead

Example Sentences

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Each bead slipped through her fingers as if she were marking the seconds, bargaining with time.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

While investors are trying to get a bead on the Fed, earnings season is rolling on.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

The researchers found that certain phosphate groups in DNA can pull in positively charged molecules during a chemical reaction, helping them align correctly -- much like a magnet drawing a metal bead into place.

From Science Daily • Nov. 8, 2025

"I'm bursting with confidence now... not a single bead of sweat."

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

Finn wiped his forehead where the sweat was beginning to bead and only managed to wipe honey all over himself—sticky everywhere.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby