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

Azeez Akanni hopped on a yellow bus heading for the central business district on Lagos Island, beads of sweat rolling down his neck and arms.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 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

The time crystal itself is made from small styrofoam beads, similar to packing material, that are held in place by sound waves.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

He pulls out ten or so round beads from his shirt pocket and lays them in a row in the dirt.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera