festoon
Example Sentences
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Scallops and cross-hatches festoon part of the home’s cladding.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
This spring, billions of cicadas across the eastern half of the U.S. will emerge from their multiyear slumber to festoon the trees and sing their loud songs.
From Slate • Apr. 14, 2024
Filaments of dust and gas festoon this star-forming region in a new infrared image from MIRI.
From Science Daily • Oct. 11, 2023
On Sado Island itself, where banners and posters celebrating the World Heritage nomination festoon warehouses and shop windows, residents say any debate about Korean laborers is beside the point.
From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2022
Here the breeze was fitful and allowed the strings of the parachute to tangle and festoon; and the figure sat, its helmeted head between its knees, held by a complication of lines.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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