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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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Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
The 12-day journey, offered in May and September 2025, takes travelers through hidden gems in Athens, Delos, and Crete.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 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
If Ortiz improves his command and control under the watchful tutoring of Carl Willis, the Guardians may have uncovered a true gem for their rotation for the present, and into the future.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
The 12-day journey, offered in May and September 2025, takes travelers through hidden gems in Athens, Delos, and Crete.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 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 18 Jan. 2025.
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