adorn

Example Sentences

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The ring's surface was adorned with the Chinese character for "luck" and tiny images of traditional gold ingots.

From Barron's

OSLO—The director of the Nobel Peace Prize works behind an ornate wooden desk next to a wall adorned with the black-and-white portraits of his seven predecessors.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s a sunny December day, but he’s dressed all in black with glasses to match, slim fingers adorned with a custom silver skull ring.

From Los Angeles Times

It adorns an elaborate “Altar of Sin,” surrounded by classical statuary and shells.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From The Wall Street Journal