How to Use bead in a Sentence

bead

1 of 2 noun

• Beads of sweat began rolling down their faces.
• Each is topped with beads and coins.
  — Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Jan. 2026
• Strings of beads are the way to go.
  — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2025
• Averi has pink shoes with little beads on them.
  — Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
• Tiny beads of blood had seeped out and dried into tiny specks.
  — Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
• This year, beads are back, but not the cheap plastic ones.
  — Stephen Smith, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
• The belt pushed glass beads against a wall, forming a pile.
  — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025
• Then, use a small amount of glue to adhere these beads to the glass.
  — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 May 2026
• Atwood points out all the beads were sewn on by hand and made from glass.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
• Each one begins as a long chain of amino acids, like a string of beads.
  — Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
• The tire bead is tough and protected by the wheel rim.
  — Jason Fogelson, AJC.com, 29 May 2026
• This pastel corn is made from wooden beads and corn husks.
  — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
• Don a string of beads and take a tour — complete with a sweet slice of king cake.
  — Npr Staff, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025
• His jaw tightened as beads of sweat gleamed on his forehead.
  — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 May 2026
• She was found with a necklace of beads in many colors and sizes.
  — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2024
• With the help of cooling gel beads, this mask lies across your eyes like a sleep mask.
  — Amanda Crane, Health, 14 Aug. 2023
• Hot-glue the wooden bead onto the beard at the edge of the hat.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2023
• The bean bag is filled with polystyrene beads that conform to your shape.
  — Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 25 Nov. 2023
• The testers looked for whether or not the water formed beads on the jacket.
  — Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
• The same thing goes for the kinds of shells that people made into beads.
  — Ari Daniel, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
• Bright red and round, with a hook-like stalk, the peppers hang like beads from each plant.
  — Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
• These waxes bead water, dirt, and blood right off them for easy cleanup.
  — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2023
• The beads add a unique touch, making this top a statement piece all year long.
  — Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2023
• Down to the last grain of rice, the final bead of soup, your bowls were the cleanest.
  — Han Ong, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023
• To keep the cards from jostling around too much, tie a heavy bead or hex nut at the bottom of each strand.
  — Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
• On Monday, he could be seen clutching rosary beads.
  — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
• All food and wine was included; any extras were paid for with beads.
  — Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
• The memory care unit made beads and candles to sell at the craft fair.
  — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2025
• Walking back toward the stands, the first beads of sweat form on his temple.
  — Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2023
• There’s always a bead of sweat running down his forehead.
  — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026

bead

2 of 2 verb

• Their brows are beaded with sweat.
  — Ashley Andreou, STAT, 22 June 2026
• Droplets beading on the glass of a cold drink.
  — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Jan. 2026
• Each pair is cut, stitched, and beaded by hand.
  — Joe Jackson, Outside, 21 Nov. 2025
• Up close, it is coursed with rivulets, beaded and pearled with droplets.
  — Taymour Soomro Scott Conarroe, New York Times, 10 May 2023
• This causes water droplets to bead up on the glass and frame.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
• Rehearse the movement in longer beads with the welder shut off.
  — Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2023
• If the stripper worked, more of the water should soak in and less should bead up.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2019
• The water beads up into droplets and sits on the surface of your hair.
  — Erica Metzger, Women's Health, 28 June 2023
• Thread craft beads through two separate pieces of twine, and tie knots in the twine to keep in place.
  — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 23 Apr. 2023
• Its patterned black print was adorned by a chunky turquoise beaded piping.
  — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
• This will help remove any water that is beaded up on the surface of the slices.
  — Stacey Ballis, Southern Living, 1 July 2023
• Sweat was beading on my forehead and starting to drip through my eyebrows.
  — Gerda Saunders, Slate Magazine, 5 June 2017
• Pair it with tights, boots, and beaded earrings for a dazzling winter look.
  — Elle Murphy, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2023
• Let stand until tops of slices are beaded up with juices, 3 to 5 minutes.
  — Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 17 July 2023
• Their hair blows in the wind, and their skin is beaded with water from floating in forest lakes.
  — Eryn Loeb, Longreads, 9 Aug. 2019
• There was also a navy cardigan with loads of bugle beads that my sister had that then was passed down.
  — Simon Chilvers, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2023
• Around 1985, things were just overdone—tons of beading on it.
  — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 6 Apr. 2018
• The bride wore a silk-and-satin beaded gown by Lawrence Steele for the special day.
  — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2023
• Maybe that’s in the form of a bracelet beaded with her birthstones or a large candle of her favorite scent.
  — Gaby Keiderling, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Aug. 2023
• Opt for on-trend hues of light blue, pink, and lime green, or oversized shell and bead necklaces for your getaway.
  — ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
• Teixeira was led away from the court in handcuffs, black rosary beads around his neck, pending that ruling.
  — Alanna Durkin Richer, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2023
• Perspiration beaded on his face and soaked through his white shirt on a warm, humid day.
  — Christine Brennan, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2023
• The best part is trying on beaded and feathered costumes and showing off a few dance moves.
  — Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
• It’s treated with a water-resistant finish so rain will bead right off.
  — Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2023
• Similar stories played out with other forms of money, such as wampum beads.
  — Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• The woven structure is designed to bead water, just like a coating.
  — Andy Cochrane, Wired, 22 Apr. 2020
• The studs have cute confetti beading through Minnie’s face and ears and a shiny gold bow.
  — Valerie Marino, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2023
• That afternoon, the skies opened and rained holy hell down on this teepee and the water beaded and rolled right to the ground.
  — Joanna Saltz, House Beautiful, 6 June 2018
• This is purely a list of useless but fulfilling stuff, like beading).
  — Lena Dunham, Vogue, 11 May 2018
• In other words, the dish soap ensures that your homemade weed-killing spray sticks to the plant rather than beading up and rolling off.
  — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026