adornment
Example Sentences
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Yet the result was a unique, multi-faceted sculptural adornment to Central Park that still shimmers compellingly in the dappled light of springtime, while convincingly elevating architecture to the status of fine art.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
This was around the time that anti-feminine feminism faded into Third Wave reassessments of girly adornment.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026
A moment where Ruth sees a woman wearing a potato chip clip as a hair adornment captures that atmosphere.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2025
He really was a meaningless adornment, like hood adornment.
From Slate • Sep. 18, 2024
“Put your hair in the front like this in the portrait. Undo the braids and leave it loose. A woman’s hair is her greatest adornment, a way to present femininity without being immodest.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Vocabulary lists containing adornment
"The Gift of the Magi"
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"When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d" by Walt Whitman
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond
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