ornamentation

Example Sentences

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But Yee hopes that straight talk and her distinct lack of ornamentation will count for something with California voters.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

Some were drawn in a realistic style, while others were more abstract, but all showed intentional design rather than random ornamentation.

From Science Daily • Dec. 16, 2025

A lack of ornamentation turns every place into no place at all, blending together experiences and venues in the same manner as the internet’s endless feed.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2025

The 18th Century painting below features typical stylistic elements of Mughal art, including highly stylised figures, vibrant colours, naturalism and ornamentation.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2024

You sense it all around in the pointed lack of ornamentation, plants, or reason for hope—walls built not to shelter but to constrain.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover