How to Use geode in a Sentence

geode

noun
  • Place the geode in the egg carton to dry.
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Keep that red wine fresh with these cute, handmade geode stoppers.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 23 Mar. 2021
  • There's a huge panel painting of what appears to be a big shiny geode.
    Drew Magary, GQ, 16 May 2018
  • This cement planter is adorned with green stones and gold trim to give the appearance of a geode.
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The main heat is built around geodes, a drab rock that doesn't show its inner beauty until cracked open.
    Ed Stockly, latimes.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • However, how the geodes can grow to this size has remained a mystery.
    David Bressan, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The science part comes in when a child holds a geode in his or her hand and starts wondering how it was formed.
    Outdoor Life, 23 Nov. 2020
  • This set of two sparkling catch-all boxes has an eye-catching geode print with splashy foil detailing.
    Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 18 Sep. 2022
  • The cake was adorned with candy crystals made from scratch, arranged in a geode formation.
    Mary Colurso, AL.com, 1 May 2018
  • Thank you for this astute reading of the different strategies in geode.
    Daniel Drake, The New York Review of Books, 13 Nov. 2021
  • The hill sits off a dirt road and takes a bit of trudging up before the dimpled geodes start appearing in earnest.
    Npr Staff, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025
  • The giant amethyst geode is misleading seeing as how those aren't found in the cave nor this part of the country.
    Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2019
  • Soleil’s glance alights upon an altar-like cluster of geodes, crystals and tea lights on the corner of the bar.
    San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Jan. 2013
  • Some of the mochi resemble beautiful geodes.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • For many geodes, though, the basic science is somewhat similar.
    Robin George Andrews, National Geographic, 22 Oct. 2019
  • This geode-like pastel bottle will keep drinks ice cold through the sunniest of Easter egg hunts.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Geode Wine Stoppers Keep that red wine fresh with these cute, handmade geode stoppers.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 23 Mar. 2021
  • With its creamy white palette punctuated by the glow of sparkling geodes and brass frames, the room exudes the calm and magic of a snow globe.
    Martin Bourne, ELLE Decor, 15 June 2023
  • Although the cave is now dry, when the geode was growing, its cavity was filled with hot, mineral-rich water.
    Sid Perkins, Science | AAAS, 18 Oct. 2019
  • To finish, a light trace of gold or metallic details along the main bands elevates the look and gives it that classic geode finish.
    Lottie Winter, Glamour, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Fans of geodes and other pretty rocks will be able to admire the variety of concrete dinosaurs while searching for their next gem.
    Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 24 June 2024
  • Although the geode is embedded in rocks that are about 250 million years old, the crystals themselves are much younger than that.
    Sid Perkins, Science | AAAS, 18 Oct. 2019
  • Peering into an amethyst geode is a lot like looking into a kaleidoscope — celestial plum fades to starry-night navy and back again.
    Sarah Schreiber, Good Housekeeping, 24 Mar. 2017
  • The geode cakes start at $3,500 and go up in price depending on detail, complexity, and size.
    Billboard Style, Billboard, 7 Sep. 2017
  • Rocky Coast Similar to split geodes, these easy-to-make coasters are a perfect introduction to resin art.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Boulders, stones, pebbles, plus some geodes that are ugly on the outside and maddeningly beautiful on the inside.
    Jennifer Fliss, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2019
  • Inside her bag was a notebook, a day planner, a lot of heart stickers, a jumble of colored pens, one very bright flashlight, index cards, a small box of tea, and a geode.
    Jackie Frere, Redbook, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Her stepfather was in the oil business and his collection of geodes and minerals hold court with photos of the family and a sketch of her mother as a young woman.
    John G. Bloodsworth, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Feb. 2018
  • For example, metallic ombré is actually pretty easy, while getting the perfect fruit manicure or geode nail can be quite the feat.
    Rosemary Donahue, Allure, 10 Sep. 2017
  • Inset geode halves, turquoise cabochons along with seed beads of black, blue, turquoise, white and gray fill the contours of an otherwise ghostly type figure - the hollow skull of a longhorn bull’s head.
    Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, 20 June 2017

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