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Example sentences for: gems

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

Today, only a few architectural gems are left to remind us of this era, but the tangle of narrow alleyways gives a feel of the hustle and bustle which must have accompanied the traders.
One of the gems Bill has added to our language is the phrase, “I wonder what the Sharps and the Ushkrats are doing tonight.”
The international community has tried to restrict trade in such gems.
As each year of N & Q is contained in two large octavo volumes of some 500 pages (excluding the Index) set in eight-point type (with reviews of books and periodicals in six-point), readers will appreciate that it takes a while to read through several years' worth of material and will be patient as the volumes are mined for their gems of informative, occasionally entertaining matter.
But now, instead of stocking such staples as cotton, flour, or salt, the stores are filled with the modern version of “pirate booty” — gold, gems, watches, and designer goods.