JEWELRY in a Sentence

Learn JEWELRY from example sentences, some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

For JEWELRY, below is one of 26 sentences:
One hundred dollars for a genuine imitation Rolex watch! Lady, this is a paltry sum to pay for such a high-class piece of jewelry.

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 Meanings and Examples of JEWELRY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
jewelry
 n.  adornment made of precious metals, as a bracelet or ring or necklace
Classic Sentence: (17 in 2 pages)
1  Then it was laid gently on the pile of jewelry.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
2  The gathering quieted again as the doctor raised his voice, at first in thanks to the ladies who had so willingly given their jewelry.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
3  And never any gift of jewelry or wearing apparel, not even gloves or handkerchiefs.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
4  Scarlett now had food for her household, she had a horse, she had the money and jewelry taken from the Yankee straggler, and the greatest need was new clothing.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
5  Tucking him screaming under one arm and clutching the jewelry to her with the other, she raced into the upstairs hall.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
6  "Well, he can have it," said the sergeant, who was satisfied enough with the jewelry and trinkets tied up in his handkerchief.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
7  Hoping to find jewelry buried with the dead, the Yankee soldiers had broken open vaults, dug up graves.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVIII
8  But nearly everybody had saved some silver or jewelry or was hanging on to a little real estate.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
9  She loved gaudy and expensive jewelry but she had an uneasy feeling that everyone was saying, with perfect truth, that this ring was vulgar.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVII
10  And if you like jewelry, you can have it but I'm going to pick it out.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVIII
11  Well, that's true enough: some women looked buried under their jewelry.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 15
12  A jewelry shop with tinny-looking wrist-watches for women.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
13  Just as I slowed up to avoid overtaking him he stopped and began frowning into the windows of a jewelry store.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
14  Then he went into the jewelry store to buy a pearl necklace--or perhaps only a pair of cuff buttons--rid of my provincial squeamishness forever.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
15  While he was putting up the other cast and coming down from the chair, the thought crossed my mind that all his personal jewelry was derived from like sources.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XXIV
Example Sentence:
1  The conjunction of workmanship and artistry in making jewelry decides the value of the jewelry.
2  Some areas for the ladies to consider: hair cut, color, makeup, shoes, purses, clothing, jewelry and certain discreet cultural factors.
3  The 3 day expo will feature dozens of vendor booths displaying the best in fetish clothing, adult toys, erotica, art, jewelry, and even smoking accessories.
4  One hundred dollars for a genuine imitation Rolex watch! Lady, this is a paltry sum to pay for such a high-class piece of jewelry.
5  Whenever she traveled abroad, Ethel would pick up costume jewelry or trinket as souvenirs.
6  Beaded jewelry making is a fun and rewarding activity for people of all ages.
7  This is daisy flower jewelry set that includes necklace and silver earrings.
8  The sapphire engagement ring that now adorns the hand of the Duchess of Cambridge, wasn't custom-made; she selected the diamond-encrusted ring from a jewelry collection catalog.
9  There is a very high tariff on jewelry.