garlanded

Example Sentences

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The Hangar, where all five candidates would speak, was garlanded with flags.

From Slate • Jul. 30, 2024

He was garlanded with praise from the prime minister down for what was seen as a brave act of statesmanship.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2024

They had been released in 2022, when they were garlanded with flowers by their families and a lawmaker from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governing Bharatiya Janata Party.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2024

They have the pulpy verve of Harlem’s crime fiction godfather, Chester Himes, combined with the literary heft of Whitehead’s more garlanded novels.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2023

Before the party had started a great log had been dragged into the center of the lawn and Jack, painted and garlanded, sat there like an idol.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding