ornament

Example Sentences

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Very different are the bold designs for wrought-iron ornament, drawn full size, for making grilles, chandeliers and decorative crests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 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

I walk over to where my few belongings have been delivered and placed by my bed, then take out my Christmas ornament and Dad’s painting.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu