embellishments

Example Sentences

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“That was fun for me — touching fabrics, looking at trends, embellishments, appliques, everything,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Activist, writer, public speaker Sinéad Burke made her return to the Met Gala in a black corseted gown with flowing sleeve embellishments.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

But that doesn’t mean that eggs don’t deserve more, especially when it comes to ingredients and embellishments.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

The scenes follow her attempts to shake off her dependency on Xavier, gliding in an elegant but wispy and uncentered way between memories, philosophical maunderings and embellishments of imagined interactions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Mom’s embellishments and half-truths usually equip her to tell a good story, though.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García