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Examples of gem in a Sentence
Noun
The house is a gem of colonial architecture.
He pitched a gem of a game.
Her most recent novel is a real gem.
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Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
One of my four sisters would grab the paper and read these gems out loud, in a proclamation voice with special intonation for any name-drop of an Ivy League or Seven Sisters school.
—Lian Dolan, People.com, 20 May 2025
Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 29 Nov. 2022
Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan have also laid claim to gem as well, which was the possession of many rulers, including India’s Mughal emperors, before coming into the hands of the British monarchy.
—Niha Masih, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2022
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Noun
Have a suggestion for a great hidden dining gem in your neighborhood?
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
One of my four sisters would grab the paper and read these gems out loud, in a proclamation voice with special intonation for any name-drop of an Ivy League or Seven Sisters school.
—Lian Dolan, People.com, 20 May 2025
Verb
Consider this Tata Harper gem the fountain of youth in oil form.
—Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 29 Nov. 2022
Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan have also laid claim to gem as well, which was the possession of many rulers, including India’s Mughal emperors, before coming into the hands of the British monarchy.
—Niha Masih, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2022
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“Gem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gem. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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