How to Use freshwater pearl in a Sentence

freshwater pearl

noun
  • There was even a pair of white pumps with freshwater pearl and pavé charms looped around the ankles.
    Emily Farra, Vogue, 2 May 2018
  • It was also certified as the largest freshwater pearl in the world.
    Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 12 June 2018
  • Zoë Chicco -14k gold open wire cuff bracelet with a single large white freshwater pearl fixed in the center and gold beads at the ends perfect for stacking or to wear solo.
    Joseph Deacetis, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2021
  • Starting from $340, the escallop shell design was inspired by Prince Harry’s coat of arms and features a freshwater pearl adorned with white topaz.
    Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com, 17 May 2018
  • But combined with lapis lazuli, turquoise, tiger’s eye, agate stones, and freshwater pearls, the wire used in these traps has become stunning jewelry with a global market.
    Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 June 2018
  • The Windsor Pearl jewelry range, available in either yellow or rose gold, is set with a shimmering freshwater pearl and adorned with white topaz.
    Kate Samuelson, Time, 14 May 2018
  • Most of the women in the room were wearing at least one of them: freshwater pearl chokers, giant floral earrings, beaded charm necklaces, weighty Lucite cuffs.
    Emily Farra, Vogue, 12 May 2018
  • This set has turquoise, ruby, emerald, freshwater pearl, and some smaller semi-precious stones.
    Andreea Muscurel, refinery29.com, 18 Aug. 2021
  • Work the Dangles The strands of freshwater pearls and gold beads that hang from these mobile earrings can be adjusted to create mom’s own personalized sculpture.
    Lauren Ingram, WSJ, 3 May 2018
  • If yours is no longer available, BaubleBar offers a few very similar options that are all on sale for $18, like this large freshwater pearl initial on a paperclip chain.
    Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com, 17 July 2021
  • This pearl necklace is made with cultured freshwater pearls, each measuring around 4–4.5 millimeters in size.
    Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 2 May 2023
  • Bengbu was once known for freshwater pearls, but its oyster markets are long gone and its economy now centers on grain, peanuts, cotton—and the housing blocks that now encroach on the farmland surrounding the city.
    Dominique Fong, WSJ, 13 Oct. 2017
  • These freshwater pearl earrings are perfect for the minimalist looking to step up their jewelry game.
    Lauren Caruso, CNN Underscored, 25 Sep. 2020
  • Before reunification Frobel would come here to count the green snaketails, a rare dragonfly, and a freshwater pearl mussel.
    Christopher F. Schuetze New York Times, Star Tribune, 2 Oct. 2020
  • The Sleeping Lion, the world’s largest freshwater pearl, isn’t round and beautiful, or even particularly pretty.
    Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 12 June 2018
  • From a modest pair of cultured freshwater pearl studs for the bride to a luxe strand of cultured South Sea pearls for her mother, the gems today possess a singular reputation for being both democratic and elitist.
    New York Times, 10 Feb. 2020
  • And in between each bead is a delicate freshwater pearl, one of which is added every time Reynolds is misgendered by the medical community since being diagnosed with cancer.
    Loren Savini, Allure, 28 Sep. 2017
  • So, step out of the box with these handmade Mateo freshwater pearl earrings come encapsulated in a rectangular shape with rounded edges accented with diamonds set in 14-karat yellow gold.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2021
  • Everything about Finck is dainty: her signature minimalist cartoons; her haircut (a sort of fuzzy pixie); her style (delicate florals, tiny beads, little gold earrings fitted with what look like freshwater pearls); her voice (gentle).
    Julia Felsenthal, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2018
  • Across the pond, 26 European countries have reported up to 90 percent declines in various mussel populations, particularly the freshwater pearl mussel.
    Carrie Arnold, National Geographic, 16 Dec. 2019

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