worry bead
Frequency: 4.00.5 per million words
beads manipulated to relieve stress
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Examples (10)
- He nervously clicked his worry beads while waiting for the news.
- She bought a string of amber worry beads for her anxious friend.
- The traditional Greek worry beads, known as kompoloi, are often made of amber.
- His worry beads made a soft, rhythmic sound in the quiet room.
- Are those worry beads you're holding to help with stress?
- I feel more stressed now that I've lost my favorite set of worry beads.
- The old man is sitting on the bench, slowly flipping his worry beads through his fingers.
- He had been fiddling with his worry beads for an hour before the doctor finally called his name.
- A simple string of wooden worry beads was his only companion during the long, silent evenings.
- If you're feeling overwhelmed, manipulating a set of worry beads might help center your thoughts.