adornment
Example Sentences
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The conspicuous consumption in “The Queen of Sparkle” section includes her diamond brooch and pendant, and her jewelry chest, made by Martin Carlin in 1770, whose adornment of Sèvres porcelain set a trend.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
Scott’s often been accused in the past of doing “too much,” excessive adornment, but in this context, all of it works.
From Salon • Oct. 7, 2025
And then with the hair adornment, you have the alligator, you have honey bees.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2024
He really was a meaningless adornment, like hood adornment.
From Slate • Sep. 18, 2024
The builders of this stop had hacked and blasted it from the unforgiving earth and made no attempt at adornment, to showcase the difficulty of their feat.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
Vocabulary lists containing adornment
"The Gift of the Magi"
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"When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d" by Walt Whitman
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond
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