pearlier; pearliest
1
: resembling, containing, or adorned with pearls or mother-of-pearl
2
: highly precious
Examples of pearly in a Sentence
Her teeth were pearly white.
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Their hope is to wipe their sin slates clean and reenter the pearly gates, though their plan would also override God and plunge the universe into chaos.
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Chris Lee, Vulture, 10 June 2025
There, at the pearly gates, the Almighty allows the water lawyer one question.
—Tom Philp, Mercury News, 23 May 2025
May today and every day lead us to the ultimate finish line – meting you at the pearly gates.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 2 Mar. 2025
On his right arm is a tattoo of Burns, his grandma Lynda Hepburn and Reed walking the stairs to the pearly gates of heaven.
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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Chris Lee, Vulture, 10 June 2025
There, at the pearly gates, the Almighty allows the water lawyer one question.
—Tom Philp, Mercury News, 23 May 2025
May today and every day lead us to the ultimate finish line – meting you at the pearly gates.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 2 Mar. 2025
On his right arm is a tattoo of Burns, his grandma Lynda Hepburn and Reed walking the stairs to the pearly gates of heaven.
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pearly
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“Pearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pearly. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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