Sentence examples for is diamonds from inspiring English sources
noun
A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron.
- The saw is coated with diamond.
Though he has interests in transport and property, his real love is diamonds.
But since the product being marketed is diamonds mined in South Africa, it also feels obliged to tip its hat to the Age of "Blood Diamond" and affect a political consciousness.
They've picked up the slack -- and then some -- by hitting his shop for eye-popping pieces, from "iced" Rolexes ("I got so many diamonds on mine that all you see is diamonds," gushes a local boxer) to medallions.
"All I care about is diamonds and a sunburn," a socialite in 1920's Newport once remarked on the way to her "cottage," which was anything but simple, unless you think a French-style château on a cliff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean qualifies.
Point is: diamonds don't depreciate in value; quite the opposite.
But it is diamonds that glitter for Jeffrey Schappe, who oversees $16 billion in assets as chief investment officer for Raleigh, N.C.'s BB&T Asset Management.
He is Diamond Dave Whitaker, not Diamond Dan.
Another name for crystallized carbon is "diamond".
The stiffest material around is diamond.
Why is diamond stronger than wood?
Why is diamond used on drill bits?
