jewelry

noun jew·el·ry \ ˈjü-əl-rē , ˈjül-rē , ˈju̇l- ; nonstandard ˈjü-lə-rē \

|Updated on: 14 Aug 2018

Examples: jewelry in a Sentence

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Definition of jewelry

: jewels; especially : objects of precious metal often set with gems and worn for personal adornment

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Examples of jewelry in a Sentence

a store that sells jewelry

Recent Examples of jewelry from the Web

Kira White, 23, was arrested on Friday after a bartender and witnesses recognized her as the woman who left the Blue Martini bar with a man dressed in opulent jewelry on Jun 16, Local 10 News reported.

— kathleen joyce, Fox News, "Woman accused of stealing $70G worth of jewelry and cash from man she met at Miami bar," 3 July 2018
Miami police arrested White that morning and charged her with stealing $70,000 in jewelry and cash.

— alex harris, miamiherald, "He took a girl home from the bar. When he woke up, he told cops, $70,000 was stolen.," 29 June 2018
The royal figurine is made of faience, a glass-like material that was popular in jewelry and small human and animal figurines in ancient Egypt and the Near East.

— NBC News, "Sculpted head of mystery biblical king found in Israel," 9 June 2018
The royal figurine is made of faience, a glass-like material that was popular in jewelry and small human and animal figurines in ancient Egypt and the Near East.

— Bloomberg.com, "Sculpted Head of Mystery Biblical King Found in Israel," 9 June 2018
Mark specializes in jewelry and ornaments, while Dorothy is a digital photographer.

— kitty leshay, Courant Community, "Art And Garden Tour Beckons Lovers Of Beauty," 6 June 2018
Those who are already feeling the nostalgia have no reason to fear, though — artisans from around the region are preserving tokens in jewelry, keychains, and cufflinks.

— patricia madej, Philly.com, "SEPTA ending token sales at third-party retailers this summer," 17 May 2018
Doubling, tripling, even quadrupling up on necklaces has looped back into vogue as an irreverent way to wear jewelry.

— rebecca malinsky, WSJ, "How to Layer Necklaces Like an Instagram Star," 5 July 2018
The Brady gang proceeded to Chicago to sell the jewelry, but within a matter of days, Brady, Dalhover and Shaffer were apprehended by Indianapolis police.

— dawn mitchell, Indianapolis Star, "'Kill-Crazy' Brady gang tried to out-gangster John Dillinger," 29 June 2018

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Did You Know?

Objects designed for the adornment of the body are called jewelry. While modern jewelry is made of gold, silver, or platinum, often with precious or semiprecious stones, it evolved from shells, animal teeth, and other items used as body decoration in prehistoric times. Over the centuries it came to be a sign of social or religious rank, and in Renaissance Italy, jewelry-making reached the status of a fine art. By the 19th century, industrialization brought jewelry within the reach of the middle class. Firms opened by such jewelers as Carl Fabergé and Louis Comfort Tiffany achieved great success by making fine jewelry for the wealthy.