ornament

Example Sentences

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Iacoboni is fairly crafty, she said, so handmade ornaments are an option if there is time.

From The Wall Street Journal

Archaeologists have recovered thousands of clay-fired cooking balls and materials brought from faraway regions, such as quartz crystal from Arkansas, soapstone from the Atlanta area, and copper ornaments originating near the Great Lakes.

From Science Daily

Whether plastic or organic, once adorned with ornaments, lights and tinsel, a Christmas tree is not only the focal point of Christmas morning, but of the holiday season.

From Salon

“Our Christmas tree had toppled over, and all of our ornaments broke,” she said.

From Seattle Times

A couple who kept an old missile as a garden ornament said "it was like the passing of an old friend" when it was detonated by a bomb disposal team.

From BBC