gems
Americannoun
plural
gemsesEtymology
Origin of gems
< German; Old High German gamiza < Late Latin camoc- (stem of camox )
Example Sentences
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That's a shame, as they contain some gems – not least All Alone, the heart-rending story of a young single mother whose life "never goes the way she may have wanted it to".
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
The weathered gems along the two-lane stretch that runs north from Baker toward the Nevada border.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
Epidarex has sold investors on a strategy that involves investing outside the major life-sciences hubs—places like the U.K. and mid-Atlantic, Southeastern and Midwestern states—an approach designed to unearth gems other venture firms might miss.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
India said the EU would immediately eliminate duties on products making up the majority of its exports including textiles, leather and footwear, tea, coffee, spices, sports goods, toys, gems and jewellery, and certain marine products.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
If there’s gems to be cut or blades to be decorated or arrows to be footed—that’s the job for good old Doli!”
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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