ornamental

Example Sentences

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"The crop is still seen as a backyard ornamental or medicinal plant rather than a commercial commodity," says Reddy.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

For decades, these elements were treated as ornamental details.

From Science Daily • Dec. 16, 2025

The Wiltshire Council signed off on his plans to build an ornamental outbuilding, a three-story extension, the lake and a driveway that curves around it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

After 400 of the ornamental carp were stolen from an office park outside Washington in 2013, the Washington Post noted that some collectors “will pay as much as $25,000 for a championship fish.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025

The office is dingy, but he knows that Panglobal handles almost half of the ornamental souvenirs that enter the U.S. from the Far East.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman