pearls 1 of 2

plural of pearl

pearls

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of pearl

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of pearls
Noun
Miranda Kerr The Aussie babe wore a more classic look with yellow and colorless diamonds, citrines, and aquamarines, which was then draped in strands of pearls and finished with a pearl tassel. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2026 The exhibition highlights how trade routes connected the Arabian Gulf, East Africa, India, China, and Southeast Asia through the exchange of spices, pearls, textiles, jewelry, and religious beliefs. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026 The headpiece features diamonds and pearls set in silver and gold. — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026 According to the outlet, it was created for Queen Mary in 1913 by the House of Garrard using pearls and diamonds already owned by her family. — Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 In March, Mattel dolled up Williams in honor of International Women’s Day, putting the toy in a smart hounds tooth pantsuit and pearls to highlight her entrepreneurial side. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026 There’s a white lace boot with corset-like lacing in the back, blue sandals with soft colorful floral patterns, a lace demi-d’Orsay pump with a cluster of pearls on the vamp, and more styles. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 And this change—subtle but enormous, accreting, over decades, through various currents and ecologies of selection, like a change in the composition of pearls—has altered our collective sense of what comedy is. — Dan Brooks, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026 For Princess Diana’s brother, digesting Kristen Stewart’s 2021 movie Spencer was presumably about as difficult as eating a bowl of pearls. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pearls
Noun
  • And its milk chocolate gems are like M&M’s but colored with real foods like beet juice and spirulina.
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
  • That's not every one of them, but there's always a little fool's gold hiding among the real gems.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Hailey Bieber and Zoë Kravitz, who sat front row for the Paris Fashion Week show, wore enough Jessica McCormack diamonds to clear 70 carats.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • However, the jewels Mary acquired throughout her lifetime serve as a sparkling reminder of her legacy, from the Cullinan diamonds to the Queen Mary’s bandeau tiara which Meghan Markle wore on her wedding day in 2018.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Dividing clumps every few years in early spring also maintains their vigor.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026
  • Like generations of potential treatments before it, KRSA-028 is designed to break down a protein called amyloid that clumps up in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.
    — Allison DeAngelis, STAT, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Kate Middleton paired a butter yellow Elie Saab gown with historic royal jewels at Tuesday night’s state banquet for Sultan Haitham bin Tarik of Oman at Windsor Castle.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Her jewels for the evening included her go-to royal headpiece, Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara, as well as earrings and a bracelet that belonged to the late Queen Elizabeth.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Alicia and Darrell Cortez recently arrived at Shirakawa Elementary School in San Jose bearing books and the promise of prizes.
    — Sharon Chin, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Here’s how to play and win prizes at small Sacramento businesses while getting an early start on holiday shopping.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Harrison added that among the treasures in the collection are personal photos that haven’t left the band’s archive in more than 40 years, as well as album sketches and other rare keepsakes.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Instead of using labels, Alkhatib talks his guests through the treasures, which include a marble model of the Taj Mahal, a geode from Morocco and a silver elephant sculpture from Sri Lanka.
    — Dina Cheney, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026

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“Pearls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pearls. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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