threads

Example Sentences

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He marveled at his own glowing hands before the threads of gold vanished.

From Literature

The fiber comes from byssus threads produced by Pinna nobilis, a large Mediterranean clam that uses these threads to attach itself to rocks.

From Science Daily

It was a pioneer in developing glass fiber, in which threads of ultrathin glass are woven together like a fabric.

From The Wall Street Journal

That led to ever sharper, stronger threads, some coated in powdered glass, others made from metal or chemical material that would not break.

From BBC

On Tuesday in Glen Allen, onlookers kneeled and offered fruit, police officers shook the monks' hands, and the monks presented people with blessing threads and other gifts.

From Barron's