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jewel
noun as in precious stone
Example Sentences
Warner Bros., once seen as Hollywood’s crown jewel, released the most movies, offered talent the most lavish deals, and produced hit TV shows for numerous networks.
The alleged jewel thieves had arranged to have the machine demonstrated to them last week and had stolen it during the demonstration, he added.
Those decadent period pieces were like elaborate jewel settings designed to showcase Stone’s range.
The only camera monitoring the exterior wall of the Louvre where the theives broke in was pointing away from the first-floor balcony that led to the gallery housing the jewels, she said.
The thieves made off with eight pieces of jewelry from France’s royal and Napoleonic-era collections valued at €88 million, though French officials say that sum doesn’t begin to capture the jewels’ value to France.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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