1
: an ornament worn around the neck
2
: something likened to a necklace especially in forming a linked series or a circular pattern
a necklace of islands
Synonyms of necklace
Examples of necklace in a Sentence
found a lovely necklace to match the bracelet and ring her mother had given her
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Artificial corals can give deep-water marine life a place to live; cat sharks, for example, wrap necklace-like egg cases around any structure, natural or not, that sticks up from the seafloor.
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Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Willow accessorized with a delicate pendant necklace and a few bangles and wore her brown hair down in a side part.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 4 Apr. 2026
In Big Mistakes, Levy and Taylor Ortega play siblings who shoplift a necklace from a jewelry store to give to their grandmother on her deathbed, only to be blackmailed by the mobsters that run the place into a series of increasingly stupid and dangerous errands.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
Featuring rings, bracelets, necklaces, lockets and brooches, the collection showcases a timeless beauty, reflecting the unyielding love held across generations.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
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Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Willow accessorized with a delicate pendant necklace and a few bangles and wore her brown hair down in a side part.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 4 Apr. 2026
In Big Mistakes, Levy and Taylor Ortega play siblings who shoplift a necklace from a jewelry store to give to their grandmother on her deathbed, only to be blackmailed by the mobsters that run the place into a series of increasingly stupid and dangerous errands.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
Featuring rings, bracelets, necklaces, lockets and brooches, the collection showcases a timeless beauty, reflecting the unyielding love held across generations.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for necklace
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“Necklace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/necklace. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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necklace
noun
neck·lace
ˈnek-ləs 
: an ornament (as a string of beads) worn around the neck
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