Examples of “pearl” in a Sentence

noun A smooth, rounded gem formed inside the shell of certain oysters and mollusks, prized for jewelry.

• A diver found a large pearl inside an oyster near the reef.
• Her grandmother left her a ring set with a single pearl.
• She wore a string of pearls to the wedding.

verb Surfing slang: for the nose of a surfboard to dip underwater, usually causing a wipeout.

• Beginners often pearl when they lean too far forward on a steep wave.
• If you pearl, hold your board away from you as you fall.
• He pearled on the takeoff and got dumped by the wave.