mantel
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He has added gold trim to the crown molding, smothered the walls with gold-framed artworks and gold-painted embellishments, placed inch-thick gold coasters on the desk, and lined up gold urns on the mantel.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
“She was gonna throw that mantel away ‘cause it had a mole stain.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Overall, that’s a nice financial picture hanging over your mantel.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026
After China took up the mantel as mediator, the two sides agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
I leave the key on the mantel, close the door, and push the precarious cart all the way across Przemyśl to Tatarska 3.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
The company’s clocks could once be found on Navy battleships during World War II, and adorned mantels, walls and desks at the White House for presidents ranging from Dwight Eisenhower to Joe Biden.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2025
In his travels, Tocqueville saw pieces of the famous Plymouth Rock all over: used as doorstops, as paperweights, set in the centers of mantels like the mandibles of sainted martyrs.
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2024
In older homes, some have beaten-up mantels and damaged surrounds; in newer homes, they may not have much personality.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2022
Grieu likes to add pedestals of various heights, or even a stack of books, to “create decorative moments and give interest to clusters of intermixed objects” on bookshelves, coffee tables, mantels and more.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2022
More than the hand-painted blue tiles in the kitchen or the mantels laden with potted tulips, this workshop was a testimony to Hoede’s wealth.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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