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Sapphire in sentence

18 examples of Sapphire in a sentence

That she was birthed in sandalwood-scented river water, sweet sapphire honey-touched tongue, she was too much of a mouthful for the greedy.
I consider it to be Blake Edwards'masterpiece of directing; and under the title "The Americanization of Lili" I believe with hardly any changes it might have been recognized as the polished sapphire of a film it is by every standard I know.
I have been to the area this film was made in many times and fossicked for sapphire's, getting a few nice gems.
Thus far, much of the interest among investors has been focused on Myanmar’s energy and mining sectors – no surprise, given the country’s large reserves of oil and gas, its 90% share of global jade production, and its strong position in ruby and sapphire mining.
The magic of these solar colors disappeared little by little, with emerald and sapphire shades vanishing from our surroundings altogether.
"Five absolutely perfect specimens of the nine precious stones," began the jeweller; "the ruby, emerald, sapphire, diamond, opal, cat's-eye, turquoise, amethyst, and""Topaz?" asked Tarvin, with the air of a proprietor.
It blazed with the dull red of the ruby, the angry green of the emerald, the cold blue of the sapphire, and the white, hot glory of the diamond.
d’Artagnan remembered having seen this ring on the finger of Milady; it was a magnificent sapphire, encircled with brilliants.
While thus speaking Athos regarded with attention the sapphire set with diamonds which had taken, on d’Artagnan’s finger, the place of the queen’s ring, carefully kept in a casket.
But stop! let me look at that sapphire again; the one I mentioned to you had one of its faces scratched by accident."
Comte de WardesNot a word about the sapphire.
Was the Gascon determined to keep it as a weapon against Milady, or else, let us be frank, did he not reserve the sapphire as a last resource for his outfit?
Is she going to fall in love with me, by chance, this fair inconstant; and will she be disposed to give me myself another sapphire like that which she gave me for de Wardes?"D’Artagnan rapidly drew his seat nearer to Milady’s.
Fortunately, you have the sapphire."
Aramis returned home, and Athos and d’Artagnan busied themselves about pledging the sapphire.
"How much did the Jew say he would give for the sapphire if he purchased it?" said Athos.
The breeze was from the west: it came over the hills, sweet with scents of heath and rush; the sky was of stainless blue; the stream descending the ravine, swelled with past spring rains, poured along plentiful and clear, catching golden gleams from the sun, and sapphire tints from the firmament.
In that house a special love for lilies was evident, for there were whole clumps of them, both white and red; and, finally, sapphire irises, whose delicate leaves were as if silvered from the spray of the fountain.