ornate
Example Sentences
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It was a large table model with an ornate shell-shaped speaker and it brought us many years of joy.
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A lighted SyberJet logo hung above the bar, and ornate chandeliers cast the wood-paneled room, designed in elegant grays, in a soft glow.
“How about one of these? Something not too ornate, since the dress is fairly understated.”
From Literature
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Hecht’s is four stories tall and takes up an entire city block—all carved stone and ornate glass.
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The ornate astronomical clock that sits on the ancient Old Town Hall was finished in the 15th.
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