As the string of the necklace broke, she watched each bead hit the floor.    From LearnThat.org. 

A dab of fluorescent-red model enamel over a standard front bead is an inexpensive option.    From Wordnik.com.  [Let It Snow] Reference

bead the wedding gown.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

If the bead is on the mark whatever it is, is down.    From Wordnik.com.  [The 50 Best Guns Ever Made] Reference

On one of them I noticed that the strings were of wire, and having had some experience in bead work, I said I thought they would break.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Story of My Life] Reference

The grip comes from the edge - or "bead" - of the tire interlocking with the edge of the rim.    From Wordnik.com.  [MyLinkVault Newest Links] Reference

When the woman starts her period, she puts the ring on the first bead, which is red.    From Wordnik.com.  [Spero News] Reference

In the bead was the big young bull who had almost bolted to safety before the long chase began.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mammoth Hunters]

Well.. needlecrafting is sort of my thing, so my bead was a success and I've made 3 more at home.    From Wordnik.com.  [Failed Craft] Reference

Every district there has its particular glass bead, which is not in fashion in the neighbouring districts.    From Wordnik.com.  [Travels in Nubia] Reference

The natives assisted us to roll them to and from the pond; and a nail or a bead was the expence of their labour.    From Wordnik.com.  [A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14] Reference

MILES O'BRIEN: And I-- when Soledad gets back, I did, in fact, save her one bead, which is a very valuable item, I'm told.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 27, 2006] Reference

The old English name found in Chaucer and elsewhere was a "pair of beads", in which the word bead originally meant prayers.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock] Reference

Dated to the Bronze Age (3300-1100 B.C.), the bead is the kind of "family heirloom" known to have been offered at Greek temples.    From Wordnik.com.  [Inner Sanctum Discovery] Reference

Simply cut away the "bead" or inner rim and burn it in a fire.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

I much prefer my second bead which is pictured in the bottom two photos.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lost In Translation? Alien Drinking Coffee] Reference

Look, a different compartment for each kind of bead, and I can see them all!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Craft Room Makeover:Ditch Plastic Bins for Vintage Containers] Reference

In 1996, another team of IBM physicists in Zurich built a nanoscale abacus, with each "bead" consisting of a carbon molecule.    From Wordnik.com.  [Get Ready For Nanotechnology] Reference

While yet the bead is gleaming.    From Wordnik.com.  [Poems: Descriptive, Dramatic, Legendary and Contemplative, by William Gilmore Simms, Esq. In Two Volumes: Vol. II. I. Southern Passages and Pictures; II. Historical and Dramatic Sketches; III. Scripture Legends; IV. Francesca Da Rimini] Reference

Reseat one edge (or "bead") of the tire completely.    From Wordnik.com.  [MyLinkVault Newest Links] Reference

Look for other classes, such as bead classes, coming soon.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal:Today's Headlines] Reference

DWR coating forces water to "bead" and roll off the material.    From Wordnik.com.  [Netvouz - new bookmarks] Reference

My lap is full of the life-sustaining grain, each 'bead' a prayer!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Love and Life Behind the Purdah] Reference

He had succeeded in getting a fine "bead" just as the cartridge failed.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee"] Reference

Chennai to sell their products, mostly handicraft items such as bead jewellery.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference

For example, if I say the word "bead" you immediately have a picture in your mind of what.    From Wordnik.com.  [NPR Topics: News] Reference

The park's boxes contained treasures such as bead necklaces, candy and passes for future visits.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stories: Local News] Reference

He saw the woman had drawn a bead on the second bear.    From Wordnik.com.  [Polar Bear] Reference

 A bead of sweat drips from his nose, onto the paper.    From Wordnik.com.  [ando] Reference

In no time he had tied a bead-head pheasant tail fly to his line.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Retreat] Reference

I take a break for a moment, popping an uncrushed bead into my mouth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Applied Pressure] Reference

The filmmaker's draw a fresh, unhackneyed bead on the clash of cultures.    From Wordnik.com.  [Smiling in the Dark] Reference

Run a plastic spoon along the bead you've just applied to smooth the caulk.    From Wordnik.com.  [Weekend Project: Caulk your way to energy and financial savings] Reference

"Our dreams are dead," says Ali Asamil Abkhrka, a bead vendor outside a Bethlehem restaurant.    From Wordnik.com.  [‘Our Dreams Are Dead’] Reference

The colorful bracelets — sold from 2004 to 2009 — include a bead in the shape of a butterfly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tinkerbell's fairy dust laced with lead] Reference

The shades come with a looped bead chain that, if not attached to the wall or floor, hangs loosely.    From Wordnik.com.  [670,000 window blinds recalled from Ikea after strangulation of child] Reference

She wiped a lone bead of sweat from her forehead and slammed the shutter, sealing out the outdoors.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gold Digger] Reference