Example sentences for: carat

How can you use “carat” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • It seems that Espy's special prosecutor Donald Smaltz had 18-carat gold watches made for his staff (let's hope that this was done out of Smaltz's pocket and not his office budget), and Espy is quoted in the Post saying, "I surely would like a watch.

  • (Even many dictionaries have this wrong, as carat is not a free variant of karat , although both derive from Arabic q\itilde\r\atilde\t.

  • 366-379) comments on such common errors as carat for karat . In case you do not see the point with these two words, the book is probably for you.

  • These were 24-carat golden oldies.

  • Walk across Paulus Potterstraat from the Van Gogh Museum and you will find Coster Diamonds, one of the oldest “houses” in the city, where you can watch diamonds being polished and maybe buy a carat or two.


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