Example sentences for: necklaces

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

  • The merchants at first tried the soft sell, offering cloth, wine, and necklaces for ivory and gold, but the traders of Calicut were insulted at being taken for “natives” who could be bought with cheap hooch and glass baubles.

  • Besides earrings, brooches, necklaces, and bracelets, you will find plaques and filigree jewelry, perfume bottles, snuff boxes (originally designed for betel nuts), belt buckles, caskets, lacquered trays, and magnificent bowls.

  • Silver rings, bracelets, and necklaces in modern designs make good buys, as do the artificial Majorica pearls of Spain.

  • Here you’ll see both ancient stone sedilia (built-in seats for three people) and vignettes of contemporary life with an equally timeless quality, such as necklaces of paprika strung across windows and balconies to dry; people do still live here.

  • Tiaras, imposing necklaces, multiple bracelets, everything in diamonds--it all still held good, and Cartier kept it up.


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