decorative

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Initially intriguing, the jumbled chronology eventually proves to be largely decorative until a disappointing late-reel twist explains why the labored device was deployed in the first place.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Meanwhile, I inherited a mortgage, along with several guns, broken exercise equipment, cabinets full of expired pills and 34 decorative fish.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Other than a copy of Bellamy's autobiography on the desk, there is little else decorative in this neat, sparse office at Dragon Park.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

"Traditionally we have decorative lighting and illuminations on Independence Day and other national days, but this time we will refrain from that, as part of the austerity measures," Ahmed told reporters.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

I sat and tried to ignore my various bums and bruises, and when Mola returned I led her to the southwestern side of Mains where there were a trio of decorative chimneys.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss