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Example Sentences

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Mostly, the team found pieces of broken pottery, but the excitement at camp was palpable when they unearthed a human skull with jade inlay in the teeth, she recalled.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2023

Her nods to the Navajo culture include a turquoise inlay and a depiction of eagle feathers, which are used to give blessings.

From Washington Times • Mar. 24, 2023

Its stone marble inlay storefront cut with industrial Uranian blue linings and arched entryway faces the dancing fountain in the complex’s atrium.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023

The state bed later suffered damage in a fire and a new one was built in 1859 measuring 6ft long and 12ft high, made of walnut with gilt inlay.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2023

Soaphead pursed his lips, and let his tongue stroke a gold inlay.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison