ground-effect machine
Examples of gem in a Sentence
Noun
The house is a gem of colonial architecture.
He pitched a gem of a game.
Her most recent novel is a real gem.
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 19 July 2025
These three Top 70 Open Championship venues are the anchor and main draw, but there is more great links golf, and my personal favorite hidden gem within this hidden gem destination was Wallasey.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 29 Nov. 2022
Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan have also laid claim to gem as well, which was the possession of many rulers, including India’s Mughal emperors, before coming into the hands of the British monarchy.
—Niha Masih, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2022
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Noun
Beginning in Málaga, the journey winds through Andalucía's cultural gems — Granada, Sevilla and Córdoba — offering golden-hour shoots at iconic sites like La Alhambra and Plaza de España.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 19 July 2025
These three Top 70 Open Championship venues are the anchor and main draw, but there is more great links golf, and my personal favorite hidden gem within this hidden gem destination was Wallasey.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Verb
Consider this Tata Harper gem the fountain of youth in oil form.
—Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 29 Nov. 2022
Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan have also laid claim to gem as well, which was the possession of many rulers, including India’s Mughal emperors, before coming into the hands of the British monarchy.
—Niha Masih, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2022
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“Gem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gem. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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