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Elsewhere are splendid cabinets with mother-of-pearl inlay, gorgeous enamel accessories, plush velvet textiles and engraved iron swords.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Her nods to the Navajo culture include a turquoise inlay and a depiction of eagle feathers, which are used to give blessings.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
Its stone marble inlay storefront cut with industrial Uranian blue linings and arched entryway faces the dancing fountain in the complex’s atrium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
There seems to be a trend toward a bit of embellishment, from small inlay on items such as desks to kitchen cabinet trim.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2023
Min would add his ideas for the inlay design, reject them angrily, and hand the wood back to her to be wiped and reused.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
The palazzo is filled with ornate wall coverings and moldings, rococo furniture and artworks, and marble floors with intricately detailed inlays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
The discoveries included a silver, gold and garnet bird's-head terminal with elephant ivory inlays, possibly from a drinking-horn, several gold rings, and other metal objects.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026
The queen’s name is inscribed on the ledger stone in brass letter inlays, alongside the names of her husband, mother and father.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2022
Ophthalmologists might offer surgical procedures to fix presbyopia, such as corneal inlays, LASIK, photorefractive keratectomy and lens implants.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 17, 2022
The balustrades are dark wood, and the twisted inlays remind me of crooked fingers, beckoning.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
The doorknob-size piece, inlaid with carnelian, agate and lapis lazuli flowers reminiscent of the Taj, exemplifies how even the smallest functional item would be meticulously crafted and decorated in a consistent style in Mughal workshops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Bars and rings trade at a premium to the world price at gold and jewellery shops across the country, where bullion emblazoned with dragons is sold alongside ornate goldware inlaid with pearls and rubies.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
She told French senators this week that initial indications were that "delicate restoration" would be possible for the 19th-Century crown inlaid with diamonds and emeralds.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2025
Blackwell also began exploring the art of marquetry, creating works that often feature inlaid patterns of trees, mushrooms and geometric shapes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2024
Sansa had never seen such armor; all burnished red steel, inlaid with golden scrollwork and ornamentation.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Hardiman writes that Joyce was a “tractable and ingenious” craftsman who quickly became adept in soldering, casting, inlaying and many other skills required of a medieval jeweler.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 11, 2024
Ponce said he starts with photos of players taken from Twitter or Google searches before inlaying his own vivid designs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2021
Weaving, furniture inlaying, rug hooking, beer brewing, and scrimshaw are just some of the special exhibits guests can visit at the crafts center.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2014
Alongside, workmen were inlaying the turf with the seven great runways of a new airport.
From Time Magazine Archive
This mosaic decoration was made by inlaying minute pieces of differently coloured leathers, and finishing them with gold tooling.
From The Story of Books by Gertrude Burford Rawlings
