gemstone

Example Sentences

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The structure included a rounded base and a top with multiple flat faces resembling a cut gemstone.

From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026

These include unusual ones such as the gemstone eudialyte and steenstrupine, which contains other rare earths used in high-tech devices.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

In his hand he holds neither gemstone nor gold, but a gossamer-thin 20-shekel note held together with tape.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2024

Shaped and coloured like the country’s rare gemstone, tanzanite, the sparkling new railway terminal in Dar es Salaam is a symbol of Tanzania’s transport ambitions.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024

Under Desdemona’s direction, the two drab girls multiplied themselves into a small city of women, each with a signature laugh, a personal gemstone, a favorite song she hummed.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides