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

During breaks, she’d work at a Chicago bead store, where she learned about global jewelry-making practices.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

You were shivering and coughing, but you started stringing beads while we sang out, “Bead necklaces, pretty bead necklaces!”

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman