agates
- plural of agate.
Example Sentences
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Experts from the University of Leeds and a specialist spectroscopy company were also involved, and they found she had carnelians and agates which she collected in Scarborough, where she worked as a governess.
From BBC • May 21, 2022
Another tour de force is “Rock Shop,” which centers on a display of sliced agates and geodes in colors that verge on the artificial — each stone is a little painting edged in glitter.
From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2021
It was standing room only when Zentner discussed Ellensburg blue agates — rare gems forged by chemical reactions in some of those basalts and scattered across the valley by ancient rivers.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2017
It is hard not to be charmed by Lowell’s hyperventilating report on his agates and turtles and toy soldiers, but the word “mania” suggests that he suspected the darker fortunes to come.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 13, 2017
Cal was able to develop his marble game and set about gathering in all the chalkies and immies, glassies and agates, in the schoolyard.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
