decorating

Example Sentences

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She likes to refer to her decorating style as “creatively unhinged.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

At the Brant Foundation, Haring’s meteoric rise—from a graffiti artist decorating empty ad spaces in the subway in 1980 to international stardom by 1984—is recounted through some 50 objects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The band made their live debut at a house party on Valentine's Day 1977, decorating the walls with Barbie dolls and dressing in thrift store wigs.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

“We take decorating for the holidays very seriously around here,” Scott said at the beginning of the clip, adding that he “only trusts” Glitterville.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025

I pulled up the cuff of my shirt and displayed the quarter-sized disk of raised flesh decorating the inside of my wrist.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx