How to Use mother-of-pearl in a Sentence

mother-of-pearl

noun

• The background is a mashup of mother-of-pearl and aventurine.
  — Carol Bresler, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2024
• Keep scrolling for our favorite ways to wear mother-of-pearl nails.
  — Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2023
• Bezels are ringed with diamonds and the dials are mother-of-pearl.
  — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2023
• It’s made of 18-karat gold and three mother-of-pearl hearts that’s shaped into butterfly wings.
  — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2023
• Pieces range from mother-of-pearl charm earrings to chunky rings and classic hoop earrings.
  — Cortne Bonilla, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Aug. 2023
• Grande's strapless Loewe gown features a pleated shirt and mother-of-pearl bodice.
  — Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
• Shards of mother-of-pearl are woven into the strap alongside the perfume capsules.
  — Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
• The mother-of-pearl is either white or green-tinted, and the hour markers and bezels are also set with diamonds.
  — Carol Besler, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
• In these cases, they’re known as mother-of-pearl clouds, on account of their wild coloration: swirls of purple, teal, and yellow.
  — Matt Simon, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2023
• Any pearls found in the mollusks were graded and kept under lock and key on the dhow (pearling boat), with the opened shells either tossed back into the sea or kept to sell as mother-of-pearl.
  — Sarah Reid, CNN, 9 Mar. 2023
• Now the same aesthetic has trickled down to our fingertips with mother-of-pearl nails.
  — Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2023
• Soccer moms will love this Kendra Scott soccer gold short pendant necklace in ivory mother-of-pearl.
  — Nora Colomer, Fox News, 19 Apr. 2024
• The thick half-circle black frames feel reminiscent of mod-era styles, with a flattering cat-eye shape and mother-of-pearl details along the arms.
  — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2023
• There was also a mother-of-pearl bracelet and ancient Nubian and Egyptian pottery, according to the study.
  — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2024
• Her Jaeger-LeCoultre 101 Reine timepiece in white gold is adorned with diamonds and features a mother-of-pearl dial.
  — Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024
• Meanwhile, a necklace set with cubes of diamonds, gray spinels, pink sapphires, and mother-of-pearl is made to evoke your childhood Rubik’s cube game.
  — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 June 2024
• King Abdullah of Jordan gave both Biden and the first lady mother-of-pearl jewelry boxes worth $2,400 each.
  — Gregory Korte, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2023
• The austerity of the all-white hammam is not without its decadence thanks to the nearly all-marble construction plus the mother-of-pearl inlays.
  — Chadner Navarro, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2023
• The traditional Korean mother-of-pearl walls and wood pillars throughout the gallery evoke Lee’s origins.
  — Joyce Koh, Washington Post, 20 June 2023
• There's the tuxedo shirtdress dotted in mother-of-pearl buttons that looks plucked out of a rom-com wardrobe, like the oversized shirt a protagonist would borrow from her boyfriend and look better in.
  — Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 June 2023
• Yellow gold leaves are folded together over the cuff in layers with mother-of-pearl marquetry and white gold pieces set with round and marquis-shaped diamonds.
  — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 5 July 2023
• Apart from the signature Leela mother-of-pearl accents seen throughout, recent additions to the property are the four Kovalam Palace suites.
  — Prasad Ramamurthy, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2024
• The diamond stars applied to the mother-of-pearl background are slightly raised to stand out against the sky, and the opening for the tourbillon carriage is sloped inward, like an arena, and polished to emphasize the depth.
  — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2023
• From the mother-of-pearl gleam of the inner shell and the gobbet of sea flesh with its black, lacy fringe rise druids and crucifixes, saints and wars and revolution, Chouans and machine guns, as well as gardens and bowls of hot cocoa.
  — Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
• Lino reappeared to demonstrate another perk, pulling open magnetic doors in the mother-of-pearl marquetry that revealed a large window onto the corridor, which now gave me views from both sides of the train.
  — Monisha Rajesh, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2023
• The backdrop for this dreamy spectacle is a gorgeous mother-of-pearl dial, which is surrounded by a white-gold case and glittering diamond bezel, naturally.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2023
• Among the home’s original details are mother-of-pearl and brass push-button light switches, a vintage annunciator panel with call bells, a cast-iron walk-in safe closet, restored wood flooring, and sink closets on each floor.
  — Curbed, 23 May 2023
• Just take Ariana Grande’s romantic gown by Loewe, which featured a mother-of-pearl bustier and a silk chiffon skirt—perfect for any bride hoping to channel the seemingly unstoppable drop waist wedding dress trend.
  — Vogue, 7 May 2024
• Meanwhile, its breathtaking hammam, white marble inlaid with mother-of-pearl, taps into Istanbul’s very own spa culture.
  — Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 June 2024
• Beauty lovers clearly can't get enough of ethereal aesthetics inspired by the fantastical, from mother-of-pearl manis to fairycore makeup.
  — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 12 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Nov 2024