ornament
Example Sentences
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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
On a Christmas tree greeting card, for example, a miniature ballerina ornament had three separate colors, including red lips.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 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
It was tiring and frustrating, trying to wrap each ornament the way Mother likes, to get them ready for next year.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
Vocabulary lists containing ornament
"Macbeth": Act 1 Scene 7
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