How to Use festoon in a Sentence

festoon

1 of 2 noun

• The neutral dress sets off the sitter’s pink sash and flowers, her rouged cheeks, the yellow festoon on the stone wall and the wreath of parti-colored flowers in her hand.
  — Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2021
• Graffiti bearing the team's red dragons logo festoons the outside of the old stand, which is adorned with littered stairwells and poured cement with all the charm of an old prison.
  — Motez Bishara, CNN, 1 June 2017
• In December, the council approved the design for the street, including a portion of the road ordained with overhead festoon lights.
  — Ryan Gillespie, OrlandoSentinel.com, 27 June 2017
• That block of Fifth Avenue features cozy festoon lighting strung between businesses and has been closed to traffic for concerts in the street in recent years.
  — Jenny Berg, Star Tribune, 19 Mar. 2021
• Rustic figures The cave had collapsed some years earlier, but that didn’t obscure the rustic figures of animals, fish and humans in daubs of black, white and red that festoon the entry wall.
  — Brian J. Cantwell, The Seattle Times, 31 May 2017
• Observant Sicilians festoon altars with food in their homes as well as in churches, schools and public spaces.
  — Kathleen Squires, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2021
• The three strand necklace, created from approximately 64 carats of round and emerald cut diamonds set in platinum is in the festoon style.
  — Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 3 June 2019
• Five minutes after beer became legal at midnight, a big truck, gay with festoons, rumbled to the service entrance of the White house, bearing two cases—a brewer’s gift to the president.
  — sandiegouniontribune.com, 7 Apr. 2018
• Hence the magnificent gables, the plaster scrolls, escutcheons, vases, masks, garlands, festoons, cartouches, balustrades, and whatnot.
  — Steve King, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2018
• The neutral dress sets off the sitter’s pink sash and flowers, her rouged cheeks, the yellow festoon on the stone wall and the wreath of parti-colored flowers in her hand.
  — Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2021
• Graffiti bearing the team's red dragons logo festoons the outside of the old stand, which is adorned with littered stairwells and poured cement with all the charm of an old prison.
  — Motez Bishara, CNN, 1 June 2017
• In December, the council approved the design for the street, including a portion of the road ordained with overhead festoon lights.
  — Ryan Gillespie, OrlandoSentinel.com, 27 June 2017
• That block of Fifth Avenue features cozy festoon lighting strung between businesses and has been closed to traffic for concerts in the street in recent years.
  — Jenny Berg, Star Tribune, 19 Mar. 2021
• Rustic figures The cave had collapsed some years earlier, but that didn’t obscure the rustic figures of animals, fish and humans in daubs of black, white and red that festoon the entry wall.
  — Brian J. Cantwell, The Seattle Times, 31 May 2017
• Observant Sicilians festoon altars with food in their homes as well as in churches, schools and public spaces.
  — Kathleen Squires, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2021
• The three strand necklace, created from approximately 64 carats of round and emerald cut diamonds set in platinum is in the festoon style.
  — Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 3 June 2019
• Five minutes after beer became legal at midnight, a big truck, gay with festoons, rumbled to the service entrance of the White house, bearing two cases—a brewer’s gift to the president.
  — sandiegouniontribune.com, 7 Apr. 2018
• Hence the magnificent gables, the plaster scrolls, escutcheons, vases, masks, garlands, festoons, cartouches, balustrades, and whatnot.
  — Steve King, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2018

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festoon

2 of 2 verb

• We festooned the halls with leaves and white lights.
• The balcony is festooned in ivy.
• His office is festooned with newspaper clippings.
• Red, white and blue festooned the grounds, and the scent of hot dogs and funnel cakes greased the air.
  — Laura Mallonee, WIRED, 16 Mar. 2018
• Images of and homages to the statue now festoon the city.
  — New York Times, 28 Oct. 2021
• Viard’s were brimmed, and some were festooned with red camellias.
  — Vogue, 1 Oct. 2019
• The reward is juicy short ribs festooned with soft onions, tomatoes and jalapeños.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2019
• The flag must always fall free and must never be festooned, drawn back or up, or in folds.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• Stalls were festooned with yellow tape or chalk lines, to keep customers back and in line.
  — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 21 Mar. 2020
• Like the picnic in the park, Downing Street and Sunak’s spread — even his teapot — were festooned in the nation’s colors.
  — Brian Melley, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2023
• In this world, a mermaid’s tail is festooned with rubber gloves.
  — New York Times, 11 May 2018
• The space was festooned with blues and yellows—from the carpets to the attendees' outfits.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 7 May 2023
• At the other end of the room, on a stage festooned with silver strips, one of the most unfailingly thrilling bands of the past decade holds forth.
  — John Norris, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2018
• At some bars, the hand dryer, like the rest of the bathroom, is festooned with graffiti and bumper stickers.
  — Michael Hardy, Wired, 12 Mar. 2020
• Curled, pale sponges that looked like potato chips the size of dinner plates grew there, as did spindly white corals festooned with squid egg sacks.
  — Warren Cornwall, Science | AAAS, 12 Sep. 2019
• People were forced to stand outside locked gates, unable to tidy up the graves and festoon them with flowers.
  — Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2020
• Alongside the pool and festooned with a couple of banners that wave in the wind, the tower houses two bedrooms, two baths, a kitchen, and a lounge.
  — Mark David, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2023
• Cap your ride at the brewery and enjoy a crisp saison in the beer garden, which is festooned with patio lights.
  — Tim Neville, Outside Online, 24 May 2018
• For the evening’s festivities, the rows of chairs had been replaced by round tables, and the stage was festooned in twinkling lights.
  — A-LIST, 15 May 2018
• For this year’s travel theme, the clinic will be festooned with maps, globes and suitcases.
  — Ben Brazil, latimes.com, 14 June 2018
• Stone steps festooned with flowers fill the screen with rural morning.
  — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 24 Apr. 2018
• There are leaves to rake, scary movies to watch, and houses to be festooned with acres of spiderweb simulacra.
  — Wired, 19 Oct. 2019
• Eyes are drawn to the front of the room, where a wall behind a small stage is festooned with pink, yellow and white paper flowers, a cheerful contrast to the hearty menu.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
• The city that Ambani has always called home is these days festooned with construction cranes.
  — Mark Rozzo, Town & Country, 2 Apr. 2023
• Homes across the street are festooned with Ukrainian flags and anti-Russian slogans.
  — Michael Crowley, New York Times, 3 July 2023
• Plates festooned with gold leaf and dramatic swooshes of sauce.
  — Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 13 Sep. 2023
• On deck, both sides of the vessel were festooned with 300 or more bowling-ball-sized light bulbs, which hung on racks for the purpose of enticing squid up from the depths.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
• A little, closet-sized store with bright-colored men’s swim shorts festooning the walls?
  — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2023
• The clip showed rows of tall trees festooned with bright white lights as Kardashian filmed from inside a car while pulling into her driveway.
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 27 Nov. 2023
• My 9-year-old agrees that any good winter frolic should be followed by hot chocolate, ideally festooned with mini marshmallows.
  — Olga Massov, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2024

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