How to Use tanzanite in a Sentence

tanzanite

noun
  • Lavinsky pulled the tanzanite out of his pocket and set it on the table next to two small white boxes.
    — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The i7's shape can be a bit challenging in some paint hues, but this matte frozen tanzanite blue suits it rather well.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Irene Neuwirth tanzanite and diamond drop earrings served as her something blue.
    — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2022
  • These range from tanzanite and tourmalines to black and yellow diamonds.
    — Lily Templeton, WWD, 12 July 2024
  • As such, the bib necklace is made up of tanzanite, tsavorite and Australian opals that represent the night sky full of stars.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 July 2021
  • Zoisites are colorful gems—the most popular is the blue tanzanite—but this one is bicolor, which is much rarer.
    — Olivia Hosken, Town & Country, 1 Mar. 2021
  • The two new high jewelry suites pay tribute to one-of-a-kind gemstones, one anchored by tanzanite and another by turquoise.
    — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The modern classics include amethyst, citrine, and tanzanite.
    — Lizzie Tisch, Town & Country, 25 Apr. 2023
  • If gemstones are on your radar, Avoova’s owner is also a leading expert in tanzanite.
    — Emily Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Bird on a Rock brooch, which highlighted a tanzanite of 52-plus carats, set in 18-karat yellow gold and platinum.
    — Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Oh, and tanzanite, that rich blue stone found near Mount Kilimanjaro in the 1960s?
    — Lizzie Tisch, Town & Country, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The designs are both graphic and organic-feeling — a fresh take on florals in platinum, diamonds, and tanzanite.
    — The Cut, 18 May 2018
  • The store carries the main line collections, and the high jewelry — necklaces and bracelets that twinkle with tanzanite, rubellite and emerald.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 1 May 2025
  • The collection combines tiny abstract pieces of diamonds, blue tanzanite, and yellow diamonds to create petals.
    — Sarah Spellings, The Cut, 1 May 2018
  • The idea is most dramatically expressed in two exclusive high-jewelry suites that accompany the fine pieces—one in turquoise and the other in tanzanite.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Gems include blue, pink and violet sapphires, amethysts, rubies, pink garnets, tanzanites, iolites, aquamarines and diamonds.
    — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Gemstones including emerald, sapphire, ruby, and tanzanite are available.
    — Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The emerald drop earrings and 5-carat rainbow strand tennis necklace, featuring sapphire, peridot and tanzanite, offer a fun pop of color to any jewelry box.
    — Brittany Talarico, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The gems originate from several countries, such as the statement necklace, as well as tanzanite from Tanzania and aquamarine from Brazil.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • 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 pendants, earrings and rings are designed to resemble fireworks, with gemstones set at varying heights in gold rays that radiate from a center stone—rubellite, tanzanite or spessartite garnet.
    — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 17 May 2021
  • Among the necklaces with important stones concealing vanitas, or secret rings whose gems pivot to reveal a tiny compartment, was a first outing for this secret watch in tanzanite and full-on diamonds.
    — Vogue, 26 Jan. 2018
  • With central deep blue tanzanites and adjustable white diamond halos, these elegant, Art Deco-esque earrings can be worn three different ways.
    — Kate Matthams, Forbes, 5 May 2023
  • Saniniu Laizer, a subsistence miner from the country’s Manyara region, discovered the two largest tanzanite gems in history.
    — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 25 June 2020
  • Gomez's custom Calvin Klein Collection tanzanite sequin dress turned heads at the 2016 Grammys.
    — Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2023
  • There are three beautiful pendants with different colored central stones, including rubellite, tanzanite, and orange spessartite.
    — Kristen Shirley, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2021
  • The actress also wore one of the night’s most stunning necklaces among her Bulgari jewels, a high-jewelry design that showcases a sizable trio of tanzanite, morganite and aquamarine.
    — Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Think Pink Yoki Collections linear earrings in 18K white gold with diamonds, tanzanite and pink tourmaline are ready for a night out on the town.
    — Beth Bernstein, Forbes, 11 July 2022
  • Her bold, colorful creations also use Australian opals, and exquisite gemstones including diamonds, sapphires and tanzanites.
    — Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
  • Fall 2017 haute-couture collection, paired with tanzanite and diamond jewelry by Marli New York.
    — Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 June 2022

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