How to Use tanzanite in a Sentence

tanzanite

noun
  • Lavinsky pulled the tanzanite out of his pocket and set it on the table next to two small white boxes.
    Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Oh and tanzanite, that rich blue stone found on Mt. Kilimanjaro in the 1960s?
    Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Oh, and tanzanite, that rich blue stone found near Mount Kilimanjaro in the 1960s?
    Lizzie Tisch, Town & Country, 25 Apr. 2023
  • As such, the bib necklace is made up of tanzanite, tsavorite and Australian opals that represent the night sky full of stars.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 July 2021
  • Clockwise from left: Pendant in platinum with a tanzanite of more than 31 carats and diamonds.
    Stellene Volandes, ELLE Decor, 20 Oct. 2020
  • The modern classics are amethyst, citrine, and tanzanite.
    Town & Country, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Zoisites are colorful gems—the most popular is the blue tanzanite—but this one is bicolor, which is much rarer.
    Olivia Hosken, Town & Country, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Irene Neuwirth tanzanite and diamond drop earrings served as her something blue.
    Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Then came the coloration: blue and purple, from sapphires and tanzanite, a gemstone that Tiffany introduced to the world in 1968; and white and yellow, from the diamonds for which the company is famous.
    Reed Krakoff, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 May 2018
  • Gomez's custom Calvin Klein Collection tanzanite sequin dress turned heads at the 2016 Grammys.
    Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Think Pink Yoki Collections linear earrings in 18K white gold with diamonds, tanzanite and pink tourmaline are ready for a night out on the town.
    Beth Bernstein, Forbes, 11 July 2022
  • The designs are both graphic and organic-feeling — a fresh take on florals in platinum, diamonds, and tanzanite.
    The Cut, 18 May 2018
  • And, jewelry-lovers bid on Tiffany & Co.'s Soleste platinum ring featuring a tanzanite and brilliant round diamonds.
    Amber Elliott, Houston Chronicle, 12 Dec. 2019
  • The previous record for a tanzanite gemstone weighed roughly 7.3 pounds, according to the news organization.
    Fox News, 25 June 2020
  • Saniniu Laizer, a subsistence miner from the country’s Manyara region, discovered the two largest tanzanite gems in history.
    Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 25 June 2020
  • The collection combines tiny abstract pieces of diamonds, blue tanzanite, and yellow diamonds to create petals.
    Sarah Spellings, The Cut, 1 May 2018
  • The actress also wore one of the night’s most stunning necklaces among her Bulgari jewels, a high-jewelry design that showcases a sizable trio of tanzanite, morganite and aquamarine.
    Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2023
  • The pendants, earrings and rings are designed to resemble fireworks, with gemstones set at varying heights in gold rays that radiate from a center stone—rubellite, tanzanite or spessartite garnet.
    Carol Besler, Robb Report, 17 May 2021
  • Among the necklaces with important stones concealing vanitas, or secret rings whose gems pivot to reveal a tiny compartment, was a first outing for this secret watch in tanzanite and full-on diamonds.
    Vogue, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Fall 2017 haute-couture collection, paired with tanzanite and diamond jewelry by Marli New York.
    Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 June 2022
  • December birthstone December has three birthstones: tanzanite, turquoise or zircon.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2023
  • There are three beautiful pendants with different colored central stones, including rubellite, tanzanite, and orange spessartite.
    Kristen Shirley, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2021
  • The high jewelry includes deliberately unmatched triangular earrings comprising sapphires, white diamonds, and a central yellow diamond; and a tanzanite ring sunk in a diamond star that desperately wants to come home with me.
    Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 2 May 2019
  • The collection also includes violet and plum spinels, Paraíba tourmalines, violet tanzanite, sunflower-yellow beryl.
    Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 27 Aug. 2021

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