beads

Example Sentences

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Bright teardrop earrings hang from metal tins filled with Japanese cooling beads.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

One trader sifted through pink, green and purple beads that she said would be moulded into e-cigarette casings sold in the Middle East.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

It paid homage to a nurse’s steady hands, to a mother’s prayer beads slipping through her fingers, and to a belief that our stories do not end at the point of collapse.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

Larger beads scatter more sound than smaller ones.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

“I’ll see if I can make some extra soap this month,” she said, steam rapidly patterning her forehead with beads of sweat that pooled in the creases of her frown.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo