ornament
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A rare marble sculpture could fetch up to £18,000 at auction after it spent more than seven decades sitting outside, mistaken for a garden ornament.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
All will be forgiven if Allen delivers, reverses all those decades of bad juju and hoists the Lombardi hood ornament into the sky.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 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
Kevin later gifts his new friend a turtledove ornament after learning the animals represent friendship and love.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
“We stood in line, were given one ornament, placed it on a branch, and then had to go back to the end to wait our next turn.”
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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The US could reduce tariffs on 77 categories of Chinese goods including fireworks, Christmas ornaments, household goods and sports equipment.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Dr Konyak points to explorers, colonial officials, missionaries and photographers drawn to tattooed faces, ornaments, weapons and headhunting, while the lives behind them often receded from view.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Before the full-scale war, her small business made outdoor furniture and ornaments such as benches, flower pots and wash basins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Saleh sometimes leads painting workshops where participants can decorate items like ornaments and lampshades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
We were able to put the fire out, but only by knocking down the tree, smashing most of the ornaments, and ruining all our presents.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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His paintings at smoke the moon echo European Impressionism while their frames are ornamented with cast-aluminum sculptures of objects that speak to the artist’s indigenous heritage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 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
Around her throat was a red gold choker tighter than any maester's chain, ornamented with a single great ruby.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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In early cultures, beauty was magic, ornamenting the body as a way “to invoke ‘otherworldly’ powers,” as the British anthropologist Camilla Power has written.
From New York Times ● May 10, 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
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