decorative

Example Sentences

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Hooks and shelves are great for putting decorative touches that integrate their lives in a meaningful way.

From Seattle Times

“They have tools in there, but no, we don’t know anything,” Muzo said standing outside the home with decorative clay tiles on the roof and brown ceramic tiles on the weathered façade.

From Seattle Times

He was actually a pretty good-looking guy, but the joke worked because of the implicit humor in a man having a purely decorative function.

From Salon

She then points at the decorative offerings: Marigold flowers to welcome sprits with fresh aromas, salt to keep the evil away, glasses of water for tired souls.

From New York Times

Newsom also kept bans on “wasteful” water uses, such as watering lawns outside businesses if their purpose is only decorative.

From New York Times