ornament

A hefty Moche nose ornament of gold and silver would have been quite the weight to carry from one’s septum, especially with the intricately intertwined creatures that wrap around its edge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

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

The most meaningful one for her was an ornament workshop attended by several victims of the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

“A gift to seal our peace, an ornament to our court.”

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

Archaeologists later excavated a sword still in its scabbard, decorated straps, buckles, rings, ornaments and chariot wheel axle caps.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

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

Mostly cheap, guilty pleasures, from coasters to Christmas ornaments to, yes, shelves of Starbucks mugs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

“Quite well. It’s incredible, really, how well-crafted some of the ornaments are, and they were clearly intended to be art; it wasn’t an accident at all….I mustn’t bore you.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The clock demurs, making a long, ornamented speech about how the other clocks would think him “too grand” if he became Prof. Ticky.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 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

Then it’s ornamented by a red and silver copter.

From New York Times ● Aug. 21, 2023

The main thing, though, was that tooled-leather Western saddle he toted, which like I said was ornamented with silver.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

Even as she sings about desperation and uncertainty, on “30” Adele’s voice is more supple and purposeful than ever, articulating every consonant and constantly ornamenting her melodies without distracting from them.

From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 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