How to Use jasper in a Sentence

jasper

noun

• The jasper belt in which the fossils were found is thought to have once been an undersea vent.
  — Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian, 1 Mar. 2017
• The jasper belt in which the fossils were found is thought to have once been an undersea vent.
  — Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian, 1 Mar. 2017
• The stones — which include rose quartz, volcanic red, black volcanic and yellow jasper — came from across the state and around the country, Jones said.
  — Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Aug. 2022
• Here, a case and crown set with sapphires and diamonds meets a dial plate with onyx, mother-of-pearl, lapis lazuli, and jasper.
  — Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Dec. 2020
• They're composed of a white quartzite matrix with sharply contrasting red and brown jasper pebbles.
  — Caroline Blackmon, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2018
• The walls were covered with ones, jasper, porphyry, and a dozen different marbles and, set in this crazy quilt, were carved, crystal medallions.
  — Lucy Yeomans, House Beautiful, 10 June 2021
• One is on jasper, an opaque aggregate stone often speckled with many colors, and the other is on pietra paesina, a form of limestone.
  — Judith H. Dobrzynski, WSJ, 12 Mar. 2022
• Chert is a subgroup of sedimentary rock and includes flint, opal, and jasper.
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 5 Feb. 2020
• Lapidary is cutting and shaping semiprecious stones like agate, jasper, opal or turquoise for rings and settings, John Oechsler said.
  — Lyndi McNulty, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 6 Nov. 2019
• There, slabs of marble are delicately inlaid with stones like lapis, malachite, jasper, and amethyst.
  — Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2022
• More than 30 gems—including amethyst, jasper and carnelian—have been found so far during excavations at the site.
  — Molly Enking, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Feb. 2023
• Kane made the plastic footwear his own by embedding them with mineral stones like malachite and zebra jasper.
  — Chrissy Rutherford, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Sep. 2016
• When paired with ocean jasper, clear quartz works to bring about cohesion in a group, says Lee, who suggests having them in the dining room while throwing a dinner party.
  — Sean Santiago, ELLE Decor, 29 Jan. 2016
• Certain sculptures may have been conceived as portraits, though the names attached to them are lost, as in the case of the fragmentary head of an Egyptian queen cut from honey-yellow jasper.
  — New York Times, 6 Jan. 2022
• My classmates talk about Zumba and beekeeping and searching for jasper in Arkansas.
  — Laura Jedeed, The New Republic, 3 Jan. 2023
• The microscopic filaments and tubes, composed of an iron oxide called hematite, appeared within a rock type called jasper.
  — Malcolm Ritter, Orange County Register, 1 Mar. 2017
• Thanksgiving in London with a 19th century jasper and emerald cameo.
  — Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 8 Nov. 2019
• This year a powder blue palette complemented the gorgeous sprawling Persian rugs, highlighting the agate, jasper and jade details in the pieces themselves.
  — Natalie Shirinian, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2018
• The Old Arrow Maker, for example, shows a Dakota woman plaiting a mat, while her father carves an arrowhead from jasper.
  — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 1 Feb. 2017
• Two glowing glass blobs (named Rock Lights) clung to chunks of minerals — white, fragmented selenite and dark green jasper — tucked into a former fireplace.
  — Ella Riley-Adams, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2023
• Yurman is particularly drawn to jasper, a stone which has colors and patterns that remind him of the New Mexican sunset and landscape.
  — Jill Newman, Town & Country, 15 Mar. 2021
• Three of the dials are decorated with hardstones carved by Steenman in the shape of roses – including imperial jasper, coral, chrysoprase, mokaïte and mother-of-pearl.
  — Carol Besler, Forbes, 21 May 2021
• Think pyrite necklaces, Dalmatian jasper drop earrings, Chrysoprase statement rings.
  — Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Dec. 2022
• Naturally rich in color and pattern, the semiprecious stones, including turquoise, malachite, lapis lazuli, agate, and jasper, deliver an organic feeling.
  — Jill Newman, Town & Country, 15 Mar. 2021
• Chakra practitioners believe that a red stone, such as jasper, can help with increasing confidence, overcoming fear and achieving stability.
  — Christina Sturdivant Sani, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2023
• Delicate floral designs inlaid with semi-precious stones, such as lapis lazuli, red agate, amethyst, abalone, jasper and mother-of-pearl, decorate a variety of marbles and contrast with the more traditional geometric ceramic details.
  — Jim Berleley, Town & Country, 5 Oct. 2016
• Delicate floral designs inlaid with semi-precious stones, such as lapis lazuli, red agate, amethyst, abalone, jasper and mother-of-pearl, decorate a variety of marbles and contrast with the more traditional geometric ceramic details.
  — Jim Berleley, Town & Country, 5 Oct. 2016

Last Updated: 2 Oct 2024