How to Use jewellery in a Sentence
jewellery
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People would mortgage their homes and sell jewellery to raise funds to make their movies.
—Udita Jhunjhunwala, Variety, 27 Nov. 2022
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Gold jewellery demand in India fell 17% in quarter one to just 78 tonnes.
—Royston Wild, Forbes, 5 May 2023
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Weddings were mostly postponed and hence the demand for jewellery was tepid.
—Prathamesh Mulye, Quartz India, 15 Oct. 2020
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De Sarno made the internet happy when the first image from the jewellery campaign was released on 5 August, and Daria Werbowy was its star.
—Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2023
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Mauve, rose, blush, and peach all paired well with the big gold jewellery of the era, and by offsetting these dirty pinks with bold jewel tones (cobalt and iris), designers were able to make the vintage hues feel fresh again.
—Katy Kelleher, refinery29.com, 7 Dec. 2023
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Home to great gold charm pieces, Missoma is offering 25% off its crowd-pleasing jewellery.
—Laura Sutherland, CNN Underscored, 29 Nov. 2020
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Chinese jewellery demand accounted for 41% of the global total in the quarter.
—Royston Wild, Forbes, 5 May 2023
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The company has been around since 2008, working from its Noting Hill headquarters to combine fashion and fine jewellery.
—Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 18 June 2021
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In the '80s, we're served up Walkmans, neon colours in everyday settings, and voluminous 'dos complete with bangs and oversized jewellery.
—Martha Sorren, refinery29.com, 5 Feb. 2021
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This talk is not to be missed, particularly for jewellery lovers and fashion aficionados.
—Beth Bernstein, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2021
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For a unique gift, visit jewellery maker Janset Bilgin who creates in her atelier on site, using old coins (some are even Roman) and semi precious stones.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 30 Apr. 2022
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Worse, unlike jewellery or handbags, surplus stock of apparel is rapidly going out of style.
—The Economist, 20 June 2020
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Upping the outfit’s frosty feel: Bulgari jewellery and silver Jimmy Choo sandals (the cold never bothered her anyway).
—Hayley Maitland, Glamour, 9 Dec. 2023
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These are our top picks for the finest Canadian artisan jewellery, textiles, furniture, fashion, and more available through the Fabrique1840 line at Simons.
—Fiona Tapp, CNN Underscored, 13 Oct. 2020
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With the help of Chanel, for which Stewart is an ambassador, Durran was able to go through the house’s archive for originals of pieces worn by Diana, as well as modern jewellery, handbags, and accessories.
—Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 5 Nov. 2021
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That’s when Johnna Crider, a blogger with CleanTechnica who makes jewellery on the side, launched an online petition to rectify the slight.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2022
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Dating back to Byzantine times, the market is a rabbit warren of stalls selling jewellery, silk and traditional copperware and of course carpets.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 30 Apr. 2022
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Gold also benefitted from strong jewellery sales in China following the end of Covid-19 lockdowns.
—Royston Wild, Forbes, 5 May 2023
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And because designers are moving away from head-to-toe metal suits, creating new types of shields that border the line of jewellery and clothing, today’s armour is versatile enough to wear around town.
—Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 22 Nov. 2021
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The actor strips to her underwear and then the filmmaker hands Cotillard her mother’s clothes, jewellery and glasses, and then gives her contact lenses to change her eyes to the correct color and a wig to complete the transformation.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 24 May 2023
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In India, jewellery is synonymous with gold, diamond and silver.
—Tazeen Qureshy, Quartz, 4 May 2023
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While the new Princess of Wales never got to meet Diana, the royal has often paid tribute to her through her jewellery—most notably, via the sapphire and diamond engagement ring that was famously worn by her late mother-in-law.
—Emily Chan, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2022
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Especially flowers; flowers are one of the ways people mark particular moments in their lives, and fine jewellery is another.
—Joseph Deacetis, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022
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At Tiffany's, which famously featured Holly Golightly eating breakfast outside of the jewellery brand’s storefront, go beyond the necklace.
—Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 24 Aug. 2021
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Attackers prised open cash dispensers, seized cash registers and hauled off carloads of fancy clothes, jewellery, televisions and alcohol, even as hundreds of police chased them and helicopters watched from above.
—The Economist, 15 Aug. 2020
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Having worked as an auctioneer at the firm since 1978, Bennett is renowned internationally as an authority on jewellery and has sold four out of the five most expensive jewels in auction history.
—Beth Bernstein, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2021
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The former may include watches from luxury, fashion-forward brands like Gucci, Chanel, and Bulgari, and may feature more interesting design details and double as jewellery.
—Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 13 Feb. 2022
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India’s peak demand season for gold jewellery, coins, and bars typically lies in the October-December period when festivals like Diwali and Dussehra are followed by thousands of weddings.
—Quartz, 22 Oct. 2022
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As the poster girl for ’90s minimalism, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy’s jewellery collection was decidedly unflashy.
—Emily Chan, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2022
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In 2020, Hindu right-wing anger was directed at jewellery brand Tanishq after its ad showed a Muslim family organising a baby shower for their pregnant daughter-in-law as per her Hindu family’s tradition.
—Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2021
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