- present tense form of adorn (3rd person singular).
adorns
Example Sentences
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Being the kind of person who adorns themselves compulsively opens you up to a slew of corny metaphors that, against your will, feel deeply relevant to you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Chavez’s name also adorns buildings and departments across California college campuses, especially those focused on Latino communities, Chicano studies and labor studies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
The vice presidential seal adorns the wall behind the meeting table.
From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026
Its red bull’s-eye symbol adorns Target Field, the Target Center arena and the downtown Target Plaza complex that houses the retailer’s headquarters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
Small red and yellow flowers and a trail of ivy spill out of the basket beneath them, and a tiny model of the medicine wheel on a spike adorns the center of the arrangement.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
