How to Use ironwork in a Sentence

ironwork

noun
  • We admired the ironwork in front of the house.
  • That makes each piece of ironwork produced in the shop unique.
    Sarah Bonnette, NOLA.com, 9 May 2018
  • According to the brand, the lights can stick onto any ironwork.
    Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 7 May 2023
  • Without his, Iorek was forced into ironwork by the town.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 26 Nov. 2019
  • The curved legs of the table are a fun element and are inspired by the curved ironwork of Richard Serra.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 18 Aug. 2022
  • The house has five bedrooms and fancy ironwork on the balcony, like something out of an old movie.
    Richard Fausset and Campbell Robertson, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2017
  • But smelting iron in the colonies destroyed business for the ironworks in England.
    Jonathan Schifman, Popular Mechanics, 9 July 2018
  • In fact, the giant ironwork dome was a technical tour de force.
    Leslie Camhi, Vogue, 20 May 2021
  • On the elaborate ironwork balconies of the French Quarter, crowds waved at Mr. Macron.
    Roger Cohen, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Wrought ironwork, hardwood floors and crown molding fill the nearly 5,000-square-foot floor plan.
    Jack Flemming, latimes.com, 13 Apr. 2018
  • In fact, his initials remain on the ironwork of the front stairs of the house, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 1 June 2018
  • Even more disappointingly, the fashion sense on the sets of New York and Parisian ironwork feels off.
    Peter Marks, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Rich wood panels lining the walls in certain areas of the home and wrought ironwork throughout give it a timeless feel.
    Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com, 19 Aug. 2020
  • The three-story home opens to a formal entry lined with eye-catching Spanish tile and wrought ironwork.
    Jack Flemming, latimes.com, 5 Mar. 2018
  • Drops of rain slowly drip from the leaves of the plane trees at the Champ-de-Mars, and from the surprisingly delicate ironwork on the Eiffel Tower.
    Anna Hartley, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Union soldiers burned the ironworks and cabins, leaving the foundry, tannery and gristmill in ruins.
    al, 6 Mar. 2023
  • The ironwork roof of Miller Park stadium is visible over the treeline.
    John Schmid, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 May 2018
  • Its design was influenced by his love of history and the Middle Ages along with his love of ironwork.
    Lyndi McNulty, Baltimore Sun, 18 Sep. 2022
  • It was built in 2017, and the home has a modern feel but fits the Texas landscape with its stone exterior, wood accents and ironwork designs.
    Mary Grace Granados, Dallas News, 21 July 2021
  • Terrace balconies adorned in lace-like wrought ironwork extend from the home’s second story.
    Neal J. Leitereg, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2019
  • The artwork spans six decades, featuring more than 180 paintings, drawings, ironwork and ephemera.
    Gary Stoller, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
  • The ironwork is like lace; the balconies teem with tropical greenery, dancing skeletons, and busts of Carnival kings and queens.
    Timothy O'Grady, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2019
  • Inside Les Halles market in Narbonne, in the south of France, a palatial gâteau of ironwork that dates to 1901, some stallside theater is happening.
    Rick Jordan, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Inside, the living spaces are a vibrant mix of distressed beams, limestone fireplaces, wrought ironwork and floors of pecan hardwood and stone.
    Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2021
  • Regardless of the tale's truth, the inky green is ideal for defining shutters, doors, ironwork, and window trim on homes everywhere.
    Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Long had been studying to work in the legal realm and had earned her paralegal credentials before falling in love with ironwork.
    oregonlive, 21 Aug. 2022
  • There’s outdoor space aplenty: a walled backyard, a roof with views, and a front garden with an original ironwork fence whose finials mimic pinecones.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 21 Apr. 2023
  • But ironwork didn’t suit Mr. Vazquez, particularly because of the health risks.
    Jenny Block, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Rela swept aside all the Colonial clichés to create an austere structure of stone, plaster, and ironwork that is flooded with San Miguel’s crisp mountain sunlight.
    Elisabeth Malkin, ELLE Decor, 20 Feb. 2018
  • Wrought ironwork lines the doorway, leading to designer spaces with tile floors, walls of glass and colorful fireplaces.
    Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2021

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