ornamental

Example Sentences

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The Declaration often took up a full page with ornamental type.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"The crop is still seen as a backyard ornamental or medicinal plant rather than a commercial commodity," says Reddy.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

For decades, these elements were treated as ornamental details.

From Science Daily • Dec. 16, 2025

The set opened with a full run of “Seven Psalms,” a short yet profound song cycle in which a dense, ornamental acoustic guitar figure recurs over several songs in an intimate valediction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025

The mass is less ornamental; it has been ‘modernized,’ tampered with, demythologized, deflated.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez