embellishment
Example Sentences
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But the magic lies in the embellishment, starting with the casting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
We know embellishment is one of the biggest trends for next spring and summer - with extravagantly textured items also seen across many runways.
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025
He shrugged it off as a small embellishment.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025
To some, they conjure ideas of haute cuisine fuss — dainty smears, baby food textures, or unnecessary embellishment.
From Salon • May 16, 2025
In these cases, race had been an embellishment, a façade tacked onto a superstructure of class.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Vocabulary lists containing embellishment
Just Mercy
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