bedecked
Example Sentences
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The 30-year-old curator at the Art Gallery of Ontario had been scrutinizing a portrait of a young Black woman bedecked in jewels and wearing a shimmering blue gown with pearls around her neck and wrists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Downtown Munich is best-known for chic shops and flashy fast cars but right now its streets are bedecked with posters advertising next generation drones.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
That day, the skater -- whose Telegram channel has almost 150,000 subscribers -- posted a photo of herself in a room bedecked with pink-and-white bouquets.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
The coffin, bedecked with flowers, was opened at a pavilion in the cemetery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2025
Only moments before, the highest generals of the South African Defense Force and police, their chests bedecked with ribbons and medals from days gone by, saluted me and pledged their loyalty.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
