ornamentation

Example Sentences

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Through every change of style, Thorn’s voice — low, smoky and pensive, rarely indulging in vibrato or ornamentation — gave the duo’s songs an emotional equipoise.

From New York Times

The cuffs and collars and doublets, and curled and powdered wigs, are perfectly serviceable but could use more rococo ornamentation, with brighter colors, opulent fabrics and jewels.

From New York Times

This means adhering to a list of more than 200 forbidden items and activities, including no snacking, no pets, no pictures or ornamentation of any kind on the walls.

From Salon

Dressed in gentle serifs and subtle ornamentation, my words swelled with new life, and I saw hidden in the screen behind them the reflection of someone else, someone whose presence commanded respect.

From New York Times

Her aloof demeanor — barring nearly imperceptible smirks — consumes her until the fateful friendship with the teen reframes the banality of her life’s ornamentation.

From Los Angeles Times