How to Use emerald in a Sentence

emerald

1 of 2 noun
  • My birth stone doesn’t speak to me the way an emerald does.
    Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Sticking to the green theme, the princess rocked a Roland Mouret dress in an emerald shade.
    Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 18 July 2023
  • The rooms feature a black-and-white palette with pops of emerald and red.
    David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The emerald is a rich color that’ll add a touch of elegance to your look.
    Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The classic thong style — which comes in 14 shades that range from white to emerald — is on sale now for only $41.
    Taylor Jean Stephan, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2022
  • The women guests were asked to wear emerald or champagne tones to the wedding, and men to wear black tuxedos.
    Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The story involves a woman, believed dead, a vicar who steals her emerald ring, and the bad end that comes to him.
    Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 30 Sep. 2022
  • At the top of the rod is a faceted amethyst monde surmounted by a cross set with more diamonds and an emerald.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 May 2023
  • Lionel's emerald suit with the hat and the brooch are just incredible.
    Sara Klausing, Men's Health, 27 Dec. 2022
  • The other is a more practical emerald knit for the evening’s Christmas pageant.
    Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The bottles have a crystal cap with emeralds and rubies around it.
    Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 11 Mar. 2023
  • The pendant is about two inches tall and is made up of diamonds and sparkling green emeralds.
    Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 22 July 2023
  • Think golds, emeralds, and olive greens that mimic the olive garnish in a martini glass.
    Sheilla Mamona, Glamour, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Kate wears Manolo Blahnik’s classic Hangisi heels in emerald in the painting.
    Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 23 June 2022
  • One good sign was the presence of emerald shiners, tiny fish that are often the bait of choice for perch fishermen.
    Peter Krouse, cleveland, 13 May 2022
  • Opt for a pastel blue rather than a cobalt, or stick to forest green instead of a jewel-toned emerald.
    Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 22 Aug. 2023
  • One of the women is rolling out dough into palm sized discs with an old glass bottle the same color as the emerald garden the house looks out on.
    Melanie Hamilton, CNN, 10 Oct. 2022
  • At the center of a second golden pendant, this one oval in shape, is a gold cross of Saint James atop a large Colombian emerald.
    Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2022
  • To the more literary-minded, Ireland isn't just a land of emerald and rainbows.
    Christopher Michel, Country Living, 20 Jan. 2023
  • All the rubies, sapphires, and emeralds in the Blue Book are untreated, a point of justified pride.
    Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 5 June 2023
  • Also known as banyan trees, ficus audreys have emerald-green leaves and thick stems.
    Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The Glazed Donut collection is a full chrome color spectrum, from classic white and pink to emerald-green.
    Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The necklace has a small green emerald charm that supposedly came from a mine Musk's father owns in Africa.
    Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2022
  • In the high desert of Arizona, emerald-green fields stretch for miles alongside dry tumbleweeds and Saguaro cactus.
    Ella Nilsen, CNN, 5 Nov. 2022
  • For much of her life, Victoria wore an 18-karat gold serpent ring, set with rubies (for the eyes), diamonds (for the mouth), and a large emerald (at the crown of the snake’s head).
    Katy Kelleher, refinery29.com, 2 May 2023
  • Perhaps most arresting is the way Corneille’s emerald background chimes with the subject’s green eyes.
    Washington Post, 25 May 2022
  • The outfit features green fringe hanging from both sides of the jacket's lapels, along with emerald sequined detailing on the lapels as well as the sleeves.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2022
  • To pair with her sequined green gown, Victoria wore an emerald necklace and the Four Button Tiara.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Anna Maria Island is a paradise of white sand and emerald waters at the southern edge of Tampa Bay.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 10 July 2023
  • Ahmad wears two rings: on his right hand, a silver wedding band; on his left, an emerald ring his wife gifted him.
    Zayna Syed, The Arizona Republic, 28 July 2022
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emerald

2 of 2 adjective
  • The legends speak of a garden and mountains and seas and emerald stones.
    Sam Sacks, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2020
  • The emerald moss coating the limbs of a giant Garry oak tree outside glowed into the room.
    Catherine Porter Photographs and Video By Leslye Davis, New York Times, 25 May 2017
  • Here, mountains and glaciers frame milky emerald water set at the foot of a grandiose turn-of-the-century hotel.
    Daniel Otis, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Satellite pictures show their lush paddy fields of the delta as emerald patches on the brown scrub of the Coromandel coast and the land behind.
    The Economist, 27 June 2019
  • Feeding melon to these emerald-and-gold beauties was one delight of my trip to Bonaire.
    Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Liebe, 1, is a 7-pound female domestic medium-hair with brown and gray tiger stripes and bright, emerald eyes.
    idahostatesman, 28 Aug. 2017
  • Unlike Davis’, the green on this one is a bit more emerald, but otherwise, the puff sleeves, bold print, and tiered layers feel very similar.
    Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 22 June 2023
  • For their runway looks, Christie donned an emerald velvet suit, while Sailor wore a navy velvet dress complete with sparkling sleeves and knee-high boots.
    Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Feb. 2019
  • The two predators appeared to be wrestling, their green emerald eyes glistening with mischief.
    Washington Post, 29 July 2019
  • Straight into the cleft tucks an emerald fish, its head entirely enveloped.
    Leah Ollman, latimes.com, 5 June 2018
  • But a 15-minute ferry ride from the splashy Riviera resort drops you at the tranquil Îles de Lérins, twin emerald islands where all the pleasures of the great outdoors await.
    Jennifer Ladonne, CNN, 24 May 2017
  • Dressed in a floor-lengthy, emerald green kimono, sunglasses, and a camouflage hat, the singer (and actor) treated the first 10 minutes of the rock group's set like its last.
    Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 19 June 2017
  • Like much of the rest of the state, Oregon's emerald city has had its share of issues with rats lately and the University is home to more than a few pudgy, beggar squirrels.
    Eder Campuzano, OregonLive.com, 2 Mar. 2018
  • For Longmont and Boulder residents worried about the emerald ash borer, there’s an app for that.
    Longmont Times-Call, The Denver Post, 8 June 2017
  • The emerald carpet surrounding the giant tree is now dotted with water stains.
    Sukee Bennett, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2017
  • Look at her bold, emerald ensemble by Sachin & Babi, which featured a bunch of little bedazzled bugs.
    Rachel Torgerson, Cosmopolitan, 17 Sep. 2017
  • Its trees press in, towering and close, softening the air, a dense emerald wilderness that’s home to wolves, bears, otters, warblers and hawks, and that shows little hint of human hands.
    Cara Buckley Jamie Kelter Davis, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2023
  • This comes just days after Waterhouse went full-out in this sheer, plunging emerald dress by Stéphane Rolland Couture.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Millions of Alaska birds nest on rocky emerald islands seen by few people other than ship captains.
    Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Apr. 2018
  • While stars may be wearing emerald jewelry from designers like Lorraine Schwartz down the red carpet, getting the look doesn’t have to come with a celebrity price tag.
    Kami Phillips, PEOPLE.com, 8 Feb. 2018
  • From her sleek looped updo to her bedazzled emerald gown, our eyes admittedly went to her hot-pink lipstick first.
    Aimee Simeon, refinery29.com, 20 Jan. 2020
  • Citywide data, such as building permits and emerald ash borer maps, can now be found on Naperville's new open data portal.
    Erin Hegarty, Naperville Sun, 30 June 2017
  • The model recently swiped on a high impact, lime-green matte shadow to match her emerald statement earrings.
    Jenna Rennert, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2018
  • Think: an emerald leather jacket with a rabbit fur collar and pony trim, embellished with jacquard lotus petals and abstract dragon wings.
    Monica Kim, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2019
  • Each came from some place different, needing something different, and because of these facts came together to reach the emerald city.
    Cecilia Whalen, charlotteobserver, 21 May 2017
  • Instead of defaulting to a tie and sport coat like his colleagues, the medical-device strategist, 34, reached for his emerald-green Club Monaco bomber jacket.
    Todd Plummer, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Images showed gondolas, water taxis and water bus boats skimming through the emerald substance.
    Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 30 May 2023
  • The second dessert stars another plant slushy, made from lemony sorrel and strikingly emerald.
    Fortune, 11 Aug. 2019
  • Less emerald and more camo, this enviable shade is worth stepping outside your typical nude or dark purple.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 July 2023
  • Bejeweled with a generous dose of diamonds and sprinkled with emerald eyes, this beguiling ring promises to dazzle for years to come.
    Jennifer Jenkins, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Mar. 2023

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