gem

Example Sentences

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When reporters asked Boebert why she had sent the photo, the congresswoman offered this gem: “Well, I mean I really admired her blue suit. So I wanted to capture that for everyone.”

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026

But the real gem of Pascagoula is its namesake river.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

"Some players really enjoy digging through all the data and finding that gem, and obviously using AI does make that faster," she says.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

“The building could readily have been painted and preserved to serve in an adaptive re-use capacity as a gem in the community,” said the organization.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

As the hullbeast reached for my friends, as fetterlings stormed after me and brand flies circled the silver gem lights like vultures, the drums pounded harder and harder, and I stopped running.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia