decoration
Example Sentences
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“It’s a decoration, because your system has to now fight the sugar while it’s trying to digest it.”
From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026
Rangers score more goals from the 90th minute and beyond than anybody else but some of those are just decoration.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
Down the steps stands an oversize candle—what otherwise would have been a cheerful decoration now an earnest memorial.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
Instead, the authors suggest the emphasis on flowers may relate to their association with positive emotional responses, making them especially appealing subjects for decoration.
From Science Daily • Dec. 16, 2025
As I reached for the angel, the fifteen-foot ladder swayed a bit, but I slipped the decoration into place.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
Vocabulary lists containing decoration
Memorial Day Words
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