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Most pendants are purely decorative. But a pendant may also hold a picture or a lock of hair of a lover or a child. And, perhaps because they hang protectively in front of the body and near the heart, pendants have often had symbolic and magical purposes. Thus, a pendant may be a charm or amulet, or its gems or metals may be felt to have health-giving properties. In architecture, a pendant is an ornament that hangs down from a structure, but unlike a necklace pendant it's usually solid and inflexible.
Examples of pendant in a Sentence
K.c. Alfred, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2024
The group's website shows leaders also wearing thunderbird pendants around their necks.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
Four matching pendants make up the lighting above the island, while accents like the golden kitchen faucet and pot rack match the warm metal theme.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
In addition to the mandatory cowboy hat, the model wore low-rise leather flares with a sequined tie-back halter top, and a chunky turquoise and metal pendant choker on a leather thong.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2024
Panayiotou rocks his signature aviator shades, crucifix pendant earring and perfect five o’clock shadow.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2024
Bray, who died in 2018, claimed to have found the pendant while searching the car alone.
—The Enquirer, 28 Mar. 2024
See what was found inside The metal detectorists discovered four brooches, some buckles, a tubular pendant, a bronze bead, a ring and fragments of more broaches, the association said.
—Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
Piaget, for example, currently has a $14,000 Possession pendant in its cache of jewels.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2024
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“Pendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pendant. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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