star sapphire
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of star sapphire
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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She also excavated a few gems, including a star sapphire ring that belonged to her late father and an inexpensive metal lotus bowl that I had loved, deformed but still somehow itself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2025
The article quoted Thilak Weerasinghe, the chairman of the National Gem and Jewelry Authority of Sri Lanka, a government agency, as saying that it was “probably the biggest” star sapphire specimen in the world.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2021
Sri Lankan authorities say the world's largest star sapphire cluster has been found in a backyard - by accident.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2021
A black star sapphire and diamond brooch was one of Nancy Reagan’s favorite, and she wore it to the 1977 Diana Vreeland opening at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2016
It was a present he was about to give his wife, a white satin box containing a star sapphire cocktail ring.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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