embellishment

Example Sentences

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KSENIASCHNAIDER's show was in complete contrast to Annie's highly crafted runway looks, which were a flurry of beading, embellishment and feathers.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

This is war writing at its best, brutally and straightforwardly told because the events and deeds Sledge recounts require no embellishment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

To some, they conjure ideas of haute cuisine fuss — dainty smears, baby food textures, or unnecessary embellishment.

From Salon • May 16, 2025

He has also been fined three times: for roughing in 2021, kneeing in 2016 and embellishment in 2015.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2024

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