ornament

Example Sentences

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Persuasion, he rightly believed, isn’t an ornament but the heart of republican leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Russian investigators have prevented a giant meteorite fragment being smuggled to Britain disguised as a garden ornament, the Federal Customs Service reported Thursday.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Chenoweth, who is as gleaming as a holiday ornament on Liberace’s Christmas tree, arrives at a canny balance of quixotic generosity and parvenu carelessness in her portrayal of a woman she refuses to lampoon.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025

To begin with, the pair's practice focused on sleek, stripped-down buildings with little or no ornament, in which a structure's function was meant to dictate its form.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025

The Oldsmobile’s hood ornament disappeared first, then the front fenders and the roof.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides