ornament

Example Sentences

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But, when Alison and Darren Unsted moved in next door in 2022, they decided the land was actually theirs, removed the plants and replaced them with the outdoor ornament.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 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

As she writes, carved surface ornament occupies a “space between architecture and sculpture” that has been neglected by historians of both disciplines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Underwater and forsaken, American homeowners watched as their earth-toned Tuscan kitchens and quirky bits of ornament made their homes slow to move in a glutted market.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2025

As the daughter of a dental hygienist, I was interested in his key chain ornament and asked him where he got it.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg