adorn

Example Sentences

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Awards for outstanding cuisine adorn Rozafa's shelves and pictures of famous diners, including Priscilla Presley and Boris Johnson, line its walls.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

For example Queen Anne, a style, can adorn a worker’s cottage, a type.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

The beetle, named for six gold spots that adorn its back, doesn’t fly far.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

Blue ribbons symbolising the victims adorn the airport, while letters remembering the dead line the stairways.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

Lumps adorn her legs and arms, the hues so brilliant, they could be shiny new tattoos.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle