earring
noun
an ornament worn on or hanging from the lobe of the ear.
earrings
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pluralof earring.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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At a photo shoot to promote “The Odyssey,” Zendaya wore earrings made from 3,000-year-old Persian gold discs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
She transforms a rainbow of blossoms into hair adornments, earrings, necklace pendants and rings, treating her homegrown organic materials like precious gems.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
"Tattoos, rings and earrings are the only way to really identify."
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
That you don’t want to be accepting fancy pens or, like, gorgeous gold earrings or an airplane, which wasn’t invented yet.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Enormous purple feather earrings dangle from her earlobes, and there are thick stripes of eyeliner outlining her big brown eyes.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
