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

He managed to get back two coral bead crowns and a tunic but it was only in 2021 that any significant repatriation of artefacts by Western universities and museums began.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

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

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

It’s still hard to draw a bead on this team.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2024

Anyway, I couldn’t really get a bead on Ocean anymore, and it bothered me that it even bothered me.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi