How to Use tourmaline in a Sentence

tourmaline

noun
Definition of tourmalinenext
  • There’s a piece of moldavite in it, a piece of smoky quartz, a piece of tourmaline.
    — New York Times, 12 Apr. 2022
  • But their true love is digging for gemstones, which has brought them for years to Mary’s home state of Maine, the site of some of the best tourmaline hunting in the world.
    — Time, 17 July 2023
  • This Kataoka ring ($4,870) is made of two fused tourmaline stones and is set on hand-blended rose gold.
    — Katy Schneider, The Cut, 14 May 2017
  • No, but the bedrock schist beneath them is studded with opal, beryl, chrysoberyl, garnet, and three kinds of tourmaline.
    — Rebecca Coffey, Discover Magazine, 5 July 2011
  • Some heating pads use stones like jade, amethyst, and tourmaline, which conduct heat (just think of a hot-stone massage).
    — Sarah Madaus, SELF, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Another stone to watch in his view: Paraíba tourmaline, known for its Windex-blue hue.
    — Jill Newman, Robb Report, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Emerald studs and a ring featuring a 13.12-carat green tourmaline finished the look.
    — Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2022
  • It is made up of a solid gold frame set with rubies, amethysts, sapphires, garnet, topazes and tourmalines.
    — Town & Country, 6 Apr. 2023
  • This Kerotin massager is infused with tourmaline, which boosts hair shine.
    — Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Its gold frame is lined with rubies, amethysts, sapphires, garnets, topazes and tourmalines.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 4 May 2023
  • Soft stones like opal, kunzites, pearls, tourmalines, and emeralds cannot withstand this type of cleaning process.
    — Eliza Huber, refinery29.com, 25 Mar. 2020
  • In 2022 the bird also sat on tsavorite and blue cuprian elbaite tourmaline, and now, for the first time ever, a white diamond.
    — Town & Country, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Black tourmaline, onyx, hematite and smoky quartz are all renowned among believers for their ability to protect, ground, and cleanse.
    — Alyssa Nassner, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2018
  • Pendant in platinum with a blue cuprian elbaite tourmaline of more than five carats.
    — Stellene Volandes, ELLE Decor, 20 Oct. 2020
  • It is set with rubies, amethysts, sapphires, garnet, topazes and tourmalines.
    — Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Don your fox fur, snake skin, eagle feathers, gold, silver and tourmaline.
    — Ed Masley, azcentral, 3 May 2018
  • The necklace features a black tourmaline pendant which is known as a protective stone.
    — Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The Amalfi Coast suite is set with turquoise, rubellites and rare Paraiba tourmaline to reflect the bougainvillea flowers that grow along the rocky cliffs and the bright blue waters of the Mediterranean below.
    — Carol Besler, Forbes, 29 June 2022
  • The spring sale will include some of the finest Burmese rubies, Colombian emeralds, red spinels, and Paraiba tourmalines, according to Phillips.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The look was paired with platinum jewelry by Tiffany & Co., including a bracelet set with diamonds and a tourmaline of more than nine carats.
    — Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2022
  • The large oval tourmaline-coated barrel pumps up the volume from the root while providing sleekness on the hair shaft with infrared heat, cutting down on frizz.
    — Celia Shatzman, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2022
  • The straighter's plates are made from ceramic tourmaline and magnesium, which helps to maintain a stable level of heat.
    — People Staff, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Thousands of Akoya pearls were woven together in a lace-like pattern for a necklace that looked like a scarf jauntily tied around the neck and held in place by a green tourmaline the size of a thumb.
    — Lily Templeton, WWD, 12 July 2024
  • The crown is solid gold and is adorned with topazes, tourmalines, garnet, amethysts, rubies and sapphires with purple velvet and ermine.
    — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 3 May 2023
  • It is created with a solid gold frame and set with rubies, amethysts, sapphires, garnet, topazes and tourmalines.
    — Maria Mercedes Lara, Peoplemag, 6 May 2023
  • Fabio recommends tourmaline or ceramic plates to resist damage for those of us with butter fingers and find our hair tools (and iPhones) on the floor more than in our hands.
    — Simedar Jackson, Marie Claire, 9 Apr. 2015
  • Annabel came across blue indicolite tourmaline and yellow heliodor in the colors of the Ukrainian flag during her visit, and the seed of an idea was sown.
    — Kate Matthams, Forbes, 18 July 2022
  • Unlike other heating pads, this pick from UTK is composed of 52 jade and 30 tourmaline stones, which the brand claims benefit the body while heating up any sore muscles or cramps.
    — Olivia Lipski, Good Housekeeping, 5 Aug. 2022
  • These range from tanzanite and tourmalines to black and yellow diamonds.
    — Lily Templeton, WWD, 12 July 2024
  • The showroom also teaches guests about the local industry, including the discovery of Tanzanite, the emergence of tourmalines, rubies, sapphires, and garnets, and the art of transforming gems in the rough into faceted jewels.
    — Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2024

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