How to Use adornment in a Sentence

adornment

noun
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  • The entrance to the building has little adornment.
  • Her room doesn't have any unnecessary adornments.
  • The tone of the book, too, is emptied, the prose scraped clean of adornment.
    — Megan Evershed, The New Republic, 9 July 2020
  • An adornment built of rags, a corruption, a tin box in the craw of a doll.
    — Cynthia Ozick, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
  • Salam says it’s also in adornment for those who get to see you in that way.
    — Jailynn Taylor, Essence, 15 Sep. 2022
  • The adornment included Mason's name with the Star of David in the center and the date at the bottom.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Yes, an adornment to society, a man who added to the gaiety of life.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 July 2021
  • The noisy adornments were far from a surprise for the newlyweds, who live in Austin, Texas.
    — Alix Strauss, New York Times, 12 July 2023
  • Which parts of the ear are getting the most adoration through adornment right now?
    — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 30 Nov. 2023
  • And somehow, under all the adornments, the fries stay crisp, immutable.
    — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2020
  • The only adornment was some foam for soundproofing on the walls.
    — Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2021
  • For this go-around, however, Pelosi nixed the adornment.
    — Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Jan. 2021
  • Forms of adornment and their social significance change by the era, the decade, the season.
    — New York Times, 28 June 2022
  • If designs aren’t your thing, there are plenty of picks without adornments on the shaft or toe.
    — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 10 Mar. 2023
  • In other words, which parts of the ear are getting the most adoration through adornment right now?
    — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 31 May 2022
  • Few pieces show the way the Windsors use jewelry as more than adornment better than the Lover’s Knot tiara.
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 24 Oct. 2020
  • Each braid forms a circle on top of her head and has tiny red adornment, carefully spaced out.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 13 Sep. 2021
  • His aim with Happy Cones, which opened in 2015, was to celebrate the dessert in its purest form, without dozens of adornments.
    — Priya Krishna, New York Times, 20 July 2023
  • Liliʻuokalani stands next to the Hawaiian throne, with adornments that speak to her royal status.
    — Kate C. Lemay, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2023
  • At the same time, waist beads can also simply be a form of adornment, like any jewelry.
    — Meghan McCormick, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2021
  • The piece features 3-D adornments on the bustier, plus draping features across the skirt and a long, hanging sash dangling from the hem.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 May 2023
  • Like the Mary Jane, but with less adornment, a ballet flat is just as crucial in your collection.
    — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2023
  • His sculptural pieces pierce the membrane between art and adornment.
    — Kate Matthams, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021
  • Bare skin calls for adornment by way of the best summer jewelry (and a hardworking SPF, of course).
    — Paula Lee, Glamour, 16 June 2023
  • The Golden Globes attendees weren’t immune to the adornment.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2024
  • And, of course, any bride will want a white or ivory bridal face mask as stunning as her wedding gown—pearl and lace adornment couldn’t be more perfect.
    — Laura Lajiness, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2021
  • The curvy line can either be drawn or molded into a thick or thin sticker-like adornment.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The last book is a study of language, humanity’s first adornment.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Well, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Based on the research, the museum decided to remove the forehead adornment, per the Post.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2022
  • The only adornment was that which function necessitated—grommets along the edges of each leg and the sides of the table.
    — ELLE Decor, 28 Apr. 2023

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