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The only ornament on it “was the Nixon Inaugural Medal,” Colson giddily reported in a White House memo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

On the fourth anniversary of her son's death, on Wednesday, she plans to place an new ornament in his memorial garden at her home, where she likes to sit and chat with him.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

LeBron James is now a fancy hood ornament on a broken-down jalopy.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2026

But, when Alison and Darren Unsted moved in next door in 2022, they decided the land was actually theirs, removed the plants and replaced them with the outdoor ornament.

From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2026

I didn’t want to be some sort of well-dressed ornament who showed up at parties and ribbon cuttings.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Devotees often bear offerings ranging from cash and gold to silver ornaments, generating a steady stream of donations.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

Saleh sometimes leads painting workshops where participants can decorate items like ornaments and lampshades.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

The Dancing Girl sculpture, which was discovered at Mohenjo-daro - one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation - depicts a girl adorned with ornaments with her hair tied in a bun.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

Bags of trash, broken Christmas ornaments, useless trinkets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

This veteran decided to take his car into the basement, and he closed the door and started down, but his wedding ring was caught in all the ornaments.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

Traditionally, Celtic art, ordered and organic, is defined by elaborately ornamented objects built from recurring, interlinked forms: spirals, geometric patterns, knotwork, S-scrolls and fantastical, hybrid beasts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

The show begins with an extensive selection of luxury astrolabes, a technical instrument of engraved and ornamented metal plates and dials used for timekeeping, astronomy and navigation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024

The title track opens the bilingual album, launching with RM repeating the album’s title over and over again in a deep, almost militaristic cadence — before exploding into asymmetrical production ornamented by his gothic baritone.

From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2024

Crowds of 20-somethings spilled out of the homey restaurant in Manhattan’s Koreatown, where steam billowed from stone bowls of soondubu jigae in a dining room ornamented with paper lanterns and musical instruments.

From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

Apart from the line of copper suns that ornamented his belt, the Domishman was plainly dressed.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

In early cultures, beauty was magic, ornamenting the body as a way “to invoke ‘otherworldly’ powers,” as the British anthropologist Camilla Power has written.

From New York Times ● May 10, 2021

When ornamenting the glass after the beverage is assembled, Thomas wrote, “It is necessary to display some taste.”

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 2, 2016

I wandered in behind a truck spraying water to suppress the dust and soon encountered Jim Holbrook, 65, who was ornamenting his English bulldog with sunglasses and a tiara of devil’s horns.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 30, 2015

Borders can be used in other unexpected ways, too, from edging flat picture frames and ornamenting mats to trimming stair treads and pelmets.

From Architectural Digest ● Aug. 8, 2014

Otto reproduced a number of the tattoos ornamenting the subject’s overmuscled chest, arms, and small and calloused but girlish hands.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote