- present tense form of adorn (3rd person singular).
adorns
Example Sentences
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George Yount, whose name adorns Yountville, wrote of seeing 50 or 60 bears one day, and killing five or six of them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Abehsera said he struck a deal with local partners, an Albanian conglomerate called Kastrati, whose name adorns gas stations around the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
It was Brown, a Rhode Island blue blood whose name now adorns an Ivy League university, who in 1790 financed Slater’s stolen ideas for a state-of-the-art cotton mill.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
Behind the graceful figure that adorns one of New York City’s cherished spaces was an artist devoted to her work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
His eyes land on a small, circular pin that adorns her dress.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
