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adorn

[uh-dawrn] / əˈdɔrn /


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In the southern parts of the cities, closer to the border with Mexico, modest residential homes with green front lawns adorn along palm tree-lined streets.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

The bank acquired large pieces of art from Maya Lin and Gerhard Richter that adorn the entrances, and the tower houses Morgan’s Pub, a bar inside the office that serves pub fare and Guinness pints.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

In a middle-class neighborhood, altars, crucifixes, and images of the Pope adorn the home of Joaquin Kawakami Effio, a 15-year-old who is considering the priesthood.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Nailed on to adorn bedroom walls from Buenos Aires to Barcelona and be splashed across billboards the world over.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Stylized painting and sculpture existed only to teach religion and adorn cathedrals—the true masterpieces of the Middle Ages.

From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell

Go for a stroll through Trabzon on matchday and it is Salah's face which adorns everything.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Abehsera said he struck a deal with local partners, an Albanian conglomerate called Kastrati, whose name adorns gas stations around the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Here, Fay Victor, a uniquely daring and creative singer, adorns her vocal with all manner of creaking, wailing, moaning and scatting, yet she maintains Bey’s feeling of directing a congregation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

The Disney character adorns her golf bag and is her driver headcover, and her fans refer to themselves as the “Flying Dumbos.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

Through my contacts, a virtual layer of bright colors adorns the buildings, painting each one in the colors of their respective team.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

A pin of the Mexican and U.S. flags adorned his lapel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

Housed in a 1914 beaux-arts mansion, its stately rooms are adorned with pieces by Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Wassily Kandinsky and Otto Dix.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Sports commentator Yan cast doubt on whether the reputation of Mbappe, whose face has adorned drinks bottles and advertising campaigns in China, can ever fully recover.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

The former brilliantly evokes wistful teenage dreaming as a character walks through their high school, adorned by a yearning Caroline Polachek song and light-pink diary scribblings.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

Trollies adorned with snow caps, twinkling lights, and New Year's stars skated overhead.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

But then he saw it: a limited edition, three-wheeled Street Glide with a trio of ghostly eagles adorning its obsidian paint job.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Larsen Marape and Menzie Yere were the heroes of his youth: the faces on the posters adorning his walls in Mount Hagen.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

It’s not necessarily a perspective one expects to be accompanied by the kind of scorching guitar riffs adorning “Date Night.”

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

We would be sipping ice-cold spritzes at cafés overlooking the Mediterranean, frolicking down cobblestone streets lined with charming boutiques, and marveling at the frescoes and marble sculptures adorning grand cathedrals.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

The halls are lined with floor-to-ceiling mirrors, reflecting the light of chandeliers adorning the ceilings, while the doorways to each private karaoke room are painted in glittering gold.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu


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