bead

Example Sentences

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These nucleosomes connect like beads on a string and fold into chromatin fibers.

From Science Daily

Chong brought flowers, prayer beads and a tape of Buddhist chants to Hang’s bedside.

From Los Angeles Times

The humid air from outside pushes its way into the basement, pulling beads of sweat from my forehead.

From Literature

Cassiopeia proved it by using her fingers to do sums on her abacus, and flicked the beads up and down with nary a wince.

From Literature

The sails had gone slack, and the disappointed girl slumped in one of the cozy nursery chairs and clicked idly at the beads of her abacus: back and forth, back and forth.

From Literature