GEM in a Sentence

Learn GEM from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

28 example sentences for GEM, such as:

1. The gem is beyond my pocket.
2. This picture is the gem of the collection.
3. Miss Famous, as she was called, was a gem.
4. Every single ad in the campaign has been a gem.
5. The other two suspects were picked up at a New York gem dealership.

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 Meanings and Examples of GEM
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
gem
 n.  precious stone; jewel; pearl or mineral that has been cut and polished for use as an ornament
Classic Sentence: (22 in 2 pages)
1  She sent this didactic gem to several markets, but it found no purchaser, and she was inclined to agree with Mr. Dashwood that morals didn't sell.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
2  The east had its own charm or fine deep blue, and its own modest gem, a casino and solitary star: soon it would boast the moon; but she was yet beneath the horizon.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
3  I did not then know that it was no transitory blossom, but rather the radiant resemblance of one, cut in an indestructible gem.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
4  Yet is it bright with many a gem; I the wearer, see not its far flashings; but darkly feel that I wear that, that dazzlingly confounds.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 37. Sunset.
5  Before each guest stood a tiny glass that looked and sparkled like a garnet gem.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In XXX
6  , abstracted from the jewel-case of the Countess of Morcar the valuable gem known as the blue carbuncle.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE
7  There was a gem in the brain of the dragon, Philostratus told us, and "by the exhibition of golden letters and a scarlet robe" the monster could be thrown into a magical sleep and slain.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 11
8  These locks were braided with gems, and, being worn at full length, intimated the noble birth and free-born condition of the maiden.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
9  At one side of the coronet was a cracked edge, where a corner holding three gems had been torn away.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BERYL CORONET
10  I understand that you give me carte blanche to act for you, provided only that I get back the gems, and that you place no limit on the sum I may draw.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BERYL CORONET
11  Holmes walked over to his desk, took out a little triangular piece of gold with three gems in it, and threw it down upon the table.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BERYL CORONET
12  The reaction of joy was as passionate as his grief had been, and he hugged his recovered gems to his bosom.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BERYL CORONET
13  It must have been he who wore those boots and retained the missing gems.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BERYL CORONET
14  "The Boy Stood on the Burning Deck" followed; also "The Assyrian Came Down," and other declamatory gems.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
15  jewels, diamonds, gems; that I alone.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 18. The Treasure.
Example Sentence:
1  The gem is beyond my pocket.
2  Every single ad in the campaign has been a gem.
3  This picture is the gem of the collection.
4  Miss Famous, as she was called, was a gem.
5  Located in historic Fabric Row, the boutique is a good place for gem buyers.
6  The other two suspects were picked up at a New York gem dealership.