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How to use ruby in a sentence

22 example sentences · noun, adjective, verb

Ruby means a clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone. Example: “He's a typical gemcutter, mostly diamonds but some emeralds and the occasional sapphire or ruby.”

Examples of ruby by meaning

nounA clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.

  • Grants, or the homely, rustic tinkle of a wheelbarrow full of rubies being jounced along over a nightclub floor.1957, The Monthly Record, volume 61, page 22
  • Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade.2012 March, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2012, page 128

More sentences with ruby

  • He's a typical gemcutter, mostly diamonds but some emeralds and the occasional sapphire or ruby.From the entry gemcutter
  • A pair of ruby eyes caught the light in the shadows across the street.2021 January 12, Ilona Andrews, Blood Heir, NYLA, →ISBN. From the entry theophage
  • It was oval, and shockingly red with ruby colored carpeting meeting walls of glistening claret.2020 May 19, Thomas O'Callaghan, No One Will Hear Your Screams: A Novel, WildBlue Press, →ISBN. From the entry skinema
  • Ruby advises any new fans to find the multishipper spaces within the fandom.2019, Lauren Rouse, "The fan fiction reading guide: the use of multimedia and comments as close reading tools", thesis submitted to DePaul…. From the entry multishipper
  • Ruby recognised his discomfort talking about whether they might actually be in the foothills of a relationship.2009, Bernadette Strachan, How to Lose a Husband and Gain a Life, page 221. From the entry in the foothills
  • Here, dragonflies of metallic emerald-gold or ruby iridescence froze in midair on almost-invisible wings of diaphane.2007, Cecilia Dart-Thornton, The Battle of Evernight: Bitterbynde 3, →ISBN. From the entry diaphane
  • She had straight black hair with a Betty Boop bob cut and ruby red sweetheart lips.2005, Stephanie Lehmann, Are You in the Mood?, page 188. From the entry Betty Boop
  • The architectural citrus parfait is a vertical composition of angel-food cake, Meyer-lemon sherbet, ruby grapefruit segments and coconut meringue.2018 April 25, Phil Vettel, “Just getting re-established”, in Chicago Tribune, section 6, page 5. From the entry angel-food cake
  • Overhead, the late-day sky wore a ruby blush and puffy clouds scurried east like a fluffle of pink rabbits.2017, D. Wallace Peach, Kari's Reckoning, →ISBN, →OCLC. From the entry fluffle
  • 'Ruby red, the colour of blood, and, I am willing to bet, ruby will be the colour for Delia.2015, Derek Shield, Ruby Red, Lulu Press, Inc, →ISBN. From the entry ruby red
  • Her beauty was as water in the desert, as fire on a frosty night, as diamonds, rubies, pearls, sapphires, and amethysts.1922, P. G. Wodehouse, “The Coming of Gowf”, in The Clicking of Cuthbert. From the entry easy on the eyes
  • Another, of rubies and amethysts, set in gold filigree.1911 October 26, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson, or, An Oxford Love Story, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: John Lane Company…. From the entry gaud
  • Red roses for your hair—every petal a hollowed ruby.1911 October 26, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson, or, An Oxford Love Story, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: John Lane Company…. From the entry gaud
  • Ruby strives for consistency and regularity.2015, Hal Fulton, André Arko, The Ruby Way […] , Addison-Wesley Professional, →ISBN, page xl. From the entry anti-feature
  • Before Chester could compose himself, the Bombshell leaned over and planted a ruby red smackaroo right on top of his bald spot.2011, Mike Griffin, Tales of the Lost Flamingo, AuthorHouse, published 2011, →ISBN, page 159. From the entry beaner
  • Now sufficiently mended to be seen in public, Dusi wore a low-cut black sheath, three-quarter-length black gloves, and a neckful of rubies.2007, Amanda Brown, Janice Weber, School of Fortune. From the entry neckful
  • A thin ruby crystal is illuminated by two successive intense short pulses of coherent light, t seconds apart, obtained from a ruby-laser source.1969, “[Scientific Progress in F[iscal] Y[ear] 69: Electronics] The Photon Echo”, in Jacob Seiden, editor, OAR Progress for 1969 (OAR…. From the entry pulse
  • Then Jigmed gives me two rings, for my two sisters, one mounting a ruby, the other a turquoise, in rich Lhassa gold-work.1933, Robert Byron, First Russia, Then Tibet, Part II, Chapter 9. From the entry goldwork
  • When they were all quite presentable they followed the soldier girl into a big room where the Witch Glinda sat upon a throne of rubies.1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, chapter 23, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC. From the entry presentable
  • His signature color was ruby; his suits were made for the charity luncheon, his sweaters for Gstaad and his gowns for the opening night at La Scala.2026 January 20, Vanessa Friedman, “The Way ‘Rich’ Once Looked”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN…. From the entry taffeta

Meaning of ruby

  1. noun A clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
  2. noun A deep red colour.
  3. noun The tincture red or gules.

Full definition of ruby

Questions about ruby in a sentence

How do you use ruby in a sentence?
Ruby is used as a noun, adjective and verb. For example: “He's a typical gemcutter, mostly diamonds but some emeralds and the occasional sapphire or ruby.”
What is a short sentence with ruby?
“Ruby strives for consistency and regularity.”
What does ruby mean?
Ruby means a clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.

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