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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a gem of an" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe something that is particularly valuable, excellent, or delightful, often in a positive and endearing way.
Example: "The restaurant we visited last night was a gem of an establishment, with exquisite food and charming service."
Alternatives: "a treasure of a" or "a jewel of a".
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Today was a gem of an innings".
He is playing a gem of an innings.
Characteristically episodic and disorienting, this is a gem of an antiwar novel by an unjustly overlooked writer.
You know that feeling when you flick through the racks and finally find a gem of an LP?
The pitch still isn't that bad, and Collingwood's 1 not out has been a gem of an innings.
He was, in fact, a gem of an actor, and much appreciated in the US, notably in Denver, Colorado, where he first appeared with the RSC in 1975.
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Loren D. Estleman, The Witchfinder A Gem of a Decision "WE WANTED to attract more customers".
A decade ago, Van Til and Mewshaw worked together on a gem of a short, Last Night 20044), based upon a James Salter story and starring Frances McDormand.
A Gem of a Jeweler's Q.
A gem of a place.
This is a gem of a book.
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