How to Use spinel in a Sentence

spinel

noun
  • Found in Tajikistan, the rare spinel is the fourth largest in the world by carat weight.
    — Roberta Naas, Forbes, 22 June 2021
  • The spinel jewels found in the original game were only meant to be sold for cash.
    — George Yang, Variety, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Others believed red spinel could stop anger and bring harmony.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2024
  • It is matched by a blue spinel used as the pivoting stone at the center of the tourbillon bridge.
    — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Due to its various forms, spinel has been mistaken for other gems.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 24 July 2023
  • Rubies, spinels, and Alexandrites raked in millions for the houses.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The spinels have an approximate total weight of more than 2,000 carats.
    — Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
  • One of my biggest jewelry regrets is not buying a white agate and spinel ring designed by her 15 years ago.
    — Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 28 June 2019
  • The shape of the eyewear references the signature watch through round profiles, a sleek double bridge detail, and a blue spinel.
    — Joseph Deacetis, Forbes, 8 June 2021
  • From diamond necklaces to sparkling red spinels, these glitzy items have immense personal and historic value.
    — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
  • It comes adorned with emeralds, rubies, lapis lazuli, onyx, black spinel, turquoise, chrysoprase, sapphires, and diamonds and doubles as a clock.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 June 2024
  • Another necklace, inspired by Milan’s night sky, suspends a smoky star composed of grey sapphires and spinels.
    — Milena Lazazzera, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
  • There’s also a platinum brooch in the form of a beetle, its body glittering with diamonds and its jaws clutching a giant 7-carat blue spinel.
    — New York Times, 13 Sep. 2019
  • One stunning example featuring ruby root, opals, spinel, and mandarin garnets was reportedly among the first pieces to sell.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 19 June 2025
  • The four-spoked votive wheel is surrounded with pink spinel, rubellite tourmaline and sapphire, anchored by a baroque South Sea pearl.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Why shouldn't diamonds—and emeralds and sapphires and tourmalines and spinels—always inspire unbridled joy?
    — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The red spinel on one of the necklaces — which also converts into a tiara — acts as its own version of the black and white spiral patterns used by hypnotists, affixing the eyes.
    — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
  • The iris, wisteria, and beetle are made from diamonds, white ceramic, aluminum, titanium, and white gold (the bud of the iris is paved with black spinels).
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 18 July 2025
  • While their Burmese cousins are still considered the MVP of spinels, seeing a nearly matching pair in this carat size is remarkably rare.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Her designs leaned away from the figurative with the Sunset rings, their sizable imperial topaz, yellow sapphire or spinel center stones held in swirls of gold.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 10 July 2025
  • This necklace, which can also be worn as a tiara, dates back to the early nineteenth century and is composed of diamonds, rubies and spinels, mounted on a gold and silver structure.
    — Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Her Deep Sea Prism Earrings are crafted in 18k white gold and set with spinel, chrysocolla and diamonds.
    — Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
  • At front of the crown sits the aforementioned Cullinan II, above which sits a massive red spinel known as the Black Prince's Ruby.
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The spring sale will include some of the finest Burmese rubies, Colombian emeralds, red spinels, and Paraiba tourmalines, according to Phillips.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Over at Christie’s, Harry Winston dominated the lots with an exceptional pair of spinel and diamond earrings.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Throughout, her eye for color shone in gradients of blues comprising tanzanites, sapphires and blue-green tourmalines, or pink ones playing off rubellites, pink spinels and spessartite garnets.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The LiF@spinel approach combines a spinel buffer for rapid ion movement with a LiF outer layer that blocks corrosive attack, the researchers said.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Tweed Lion Gabrielle’s lucky mascot roars amongst a fiery palette of yellow gold, rubies, spinels, yellow sapphires, and spessartite garnet in the Tweed Lion suite.
    — Sarah Royce-Greensill, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Valued at $98,000, the design features a pastel series of lavender, pink spinels, green tourmalines and powder blue sapphires with diamond accents.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • While sapphires, emeralds and rubies have long dominated the colored gemstone category, consumers are turning to spinel, alexandrite, tourmaline and parti sapphires.
    — Lauren Fisher, Footwear News, 26 June 2026

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