diamonds 1 of 2

plural of diamond

diamonds

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of diamond

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of diamonds
Noun
With each passing day that the jewels remain missing, fears grow that these pieces of French national heritage have been dismantled, their famed emeralds, sapphires, and diamonds cut apart and sold on the black market. Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026 Ferguson’s ring features a central ruby encircled by diamonds that resemble flower petals. Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 July 2026 Brown-Taher works with a variety of colorful materials including opal, mother of pearl, jade and malachite, and mixes them with diamonds, sapphires and amethysts. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 9 July 2026 Top Gear's Jack Rix has actually had a gander at the Torcal, and described it as having a large grille with illuminating 3D diamonds for serious bling. Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 8 July 2026 Each pixel measures around a centimeter squared and is covered by a form of diamonds. Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 8 July 2026 One of the most elaborate wedding dresses in history, Queen Soraya of Iran’s Christian Dior wedding dress featured 37 yards of silver lamé, 6,000 diamonds, and 20,000 marabou feathers, and was so heavy that the train had to be cut at midnight. Rebecca Cope, Vogue, 7 July 2026 In the 1940s, the Queen switched rings, and began wearing a ladylike large pearl, encircled with diamonds. Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026 Kindred Lubeck, who designed Swift’s engagement ring, had her $100,000 of inventory sell out immediately after the engagement—and brought back the popularity of old-mine-cut diamonds. Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 6 July 2026
Verb
The Desert diamonds product assortment is a contemporary expression of individuality, authenticity and personal style. Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 27 May 2026 Towering campaign images of Bella Hadid draped in Chopard diamonds wrap portions of the driveway, turning the arrival itself into a luxury advertising campaign. Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026 Jackie Jackson is opulently dressed for a football game, diamonds blazing on both hands, chandelier earrings, and black high heels under her trousers. Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026 The weekend showcased Chanel snow boots, one-of-a-kind furs, diamonds the size of ice cubes. Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026 Astrochemistry could also benefit from the idea that diamonds in meteorites and rocks may form through cosmic particle irradiation, rather than solely through heat and pressure. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025 Lucid in its clean, limpid minimalism, Mitchell’s prose was like a beautiful, clear river, its bottom not muddy but sparkling—sparkling with what might simply be gravel catching the light or, perhaps, diamonds worth diving for. Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diamonds
Noun
  • Those who get lost in the new-wave draft shuffle are the promising high school prospects and the junior college gems.
    Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
  • The cost of the real gems has fallen 50% since 2022, and De Beers’ parent company Anglo American is looking to sell.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • The heat dome — an atmospheric phenomenon that essentially traps hot air over a particular location — built in the West after the first heat wave of the summer began to bake the area last week.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 12 July 2026
  • The hollow center traps heat-carrying vibrations, while still allowing electricity to flow.
    Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Noun
  • Method dressing with clothing establishes the reference but jewels push the narrative over the edge, adding material and provenance.
    Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 16 July 2026
  • While the search for the jewels is ongoing, investigators have found no digital communications or physical evidence linking anyone beyond the four suspects to the theft.
    Tessa Solomon for ARTnews, Robb Report, 14 July 2026

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“Diamonds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diamonds. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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