How to Use spinel in a Sentence

spinel

noun

• Found in Tajikistan, the rare spinel is the fourth largest in the world by carat weight.
  — Roberta Naas, Forbes, 22 June 2021
• The spinel jewels found in the original game were only meant to be sold for cash.
  — George Yang, Variety, 17 Mar. 2023
• The shape of the eyewear references the signature watch through round profiles, a sleek double bridge detail, and a blue spinel.
  — Joseph Deacetis, Forbes, 8 June 2021
• One of my biggest jewelry regrets is not buying a white agate and spinel ring designed by her 15 years ago.
  — Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 28 June 2019
• Due to its various forms, spinel has been mistaken for other gems.
  — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 24 July 2023
• The spinel acquired that pejorative name for good reason.
  — Kathleen Beckett, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2020
• There’s also a platinum brooch in the form of a beetle, its body glittering with diamonds and its jaws clutching a giant 7-carat blue spinel.
  — New York Times, 13 Sep. 2019
• August has three birthstones: peridot, spinel and sardonyx.
  — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 24 July 2023
• In Taormina, an array of other loose gems, among them a nearly 22-carat Sri Lankan sapphire and a 25-plus carat Tanzanian spinel, drove that point home.
  — Vogue, 7 June 2022
• The one-of-a-kind rings in the Winston Candy collection feature rare stones, like pink spinels and Mandarin garnets, that honor the spirit of statement 1950s cocktail rings.
  — The Editors, Town & Country, 17 Jan. 2020
• The symbolism of spinel differs depending on its color.
  — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 24 July 2023
• Tweed Lion Gabrielle’s lucky mascot roars amongst a fiery palette of yellow gold, rubies, spinels, yellow sapphires, and spessartite garnet in the Tweed Lion suite.
  — Sarah Royce-Greensill, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2023
• While both pairs feature diamonds and pearls, one suggests spring, with a confection of rubies and pink sapphires, and the other gestures toward fall, with emeralds, yellow sapphires and black spinels.
  — Nancy Hass, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2020
• Why shouldn't diamonds—and emeralds and sapphires and tourmalines and spinels—always inspire unbridled joy?
  — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 15 Mar. 2023
• The d’Ollone brothers began sourcing rare stones from small mines (alexandrite from Russia, Mahenge spinel from Tanzania) 15 years ago, typically selling them to collectors.
  — New York Times, 24 Feb. 2022

Last Updated: 26 Aug 2024