ornament
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The most meaningful one for her was an ornament workshop attended by several victims of the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
LeBron James is now a fancy hood ornament on a broken-down jalopy.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2026
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
“There is a lovely old-fashioned pearl set in the treasure chest, but Mother said real flowers were the prettiest ornament for a young girl, and Laurie promised to send me all I want,” replied Meg.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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Devotees often bear offerings ranging from cash and gold to silver ornaments, generating a steady stream of donations.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
Saleh sometimes leads painting workshops where participants can decorate items like ornaments and lampshades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Legions of travelers take joy in collecting everything from magnets to shot glasses to ornaments to remember their trips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
The Dancing Girl sculpture, which was discovered at Mohenjo-daro - one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation - depicts a girl adorned with ornaments with her hair tied in a bun.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
The combs and brushes sparkled with ornaments in cut paste.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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In Ms. Brett’s signature style, the illustrations are arranged in ornamented panels so that readers ages 4 to 9 can see the main action of the story while also gaining glimpses of subordinate plot developments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
The title track opens the bilingual album, launching with RM repeating the album’s title over and over again in a deep, almost militaristic cadence — before exploding into asymmetrical production ornamented by his gothic baritone.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2024
The credit as L.A.’s first known muralist goes to Einar Petersen, who ornamented mostly inside walls with historic, storytelling murals ordered up and paid for.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2024
Crowds of 20-somethings spilled out of the homey restaurant in Manhattan’s Koreatown, where steam billowed from stone bowls of soondubu jigae in a dining room ornamented with paper lanterns and musical instruments.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
Around her throat was a red gold choker tighter than any maester's chain, ornamented with a single great ruby.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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In early cultures, beauty was magic, ornamenting the body as a way “to invoke ‘otherworldly’ powers,” as the British anthropologist Camilla Power has written.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2021
Five musicians, including the Eagles’ Joe Walsh, take turns playing their own songs, and ornamenting each other’s with a guitar lick or vocal harmony.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2016
When ornamenting the glass after the beverage is assembled, Thomas wrote, “It is necessary to display some taste.”
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 2, 2016
Borders can be used in other unexpected ways, too, from edging flat picture frames and ornamenting mats to trimming stair treads and pelmets.
From Architectural Digest ● Aug. 8, 2014
Otto reproduced a number of the tattoos ornamenting the subject’s overmuscled chest, arms, and small and calloused but girlish hands.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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