How to Use ornament in a Sentence

ornament

1 of 2 noun

• She wore a hair ornament.
• The columns are there purely as ornament—they have no structural function.
• Cut out and glue to the front and back of the ornament.
  — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 23 Apr. 2023
• Those 12 and younger can make an ornament at the craft area.
  — Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2022
• So, take the ornaments from the tree and decorate the whole house with them.
  — Matthew Parker, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2023
• Keep in Mind The ornaments may not be ideal for the outdoors.
  — Nicole Pyles, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2023
• Every year, an ornament shaped like a pickle is the last to be hung on the tree.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2023
• To buy a For the Love of Delaney ornament, visit https://www.beyondthedesign.shop.
  — Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2022
• Put them to good use once and for all by using them to craft an adorable ornament.
  — Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 8 Nov. 2022
• For each ornament sold, 50% of the sales are donated to the non-profit.
  — Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 14 Dec. 2022
• It’s filled with canine art and ornaments, some of them for sale.
  — Richard Guzman, Orange County Register, 16 Jan. 2024
• To make: Trace the shape of a wooden Christmas tree ornament on a scrap of fabric twice.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 24 June 2023
• This saucy ornament puts your love of sriracha right on display.
  — Katie Melynn, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2022
• Perched in the corner of each box was a fake bird taken from a Christmas-tree ornament.
  — Burkhard Bilger, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
• This is the first time that a president has been alive for the unveiling of their ornament.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2024
• There will be nightly tree lightings at the park’s 30-foot Lego tree decked with lights and Lego ornaments.
  — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2023
• The outer branches are thick enough to hold heavy ornaments.
  — Erin Johnson, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
• The perfect ornament for the outdoorsy person on your gift list.
  — Barbara Haddock Taylor, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2022
• Every storefront is adorned with ornaments, and at the center of the action lies the hotel.
  — Sadiba Hasan, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2023
• This Christmas tree might be small, but its pink color scheme and glitzy ornaments pack a punch.
  — Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 11 Aug. 2023
• For a gift, the Woods found a Precious Moments angel ornament in the chapel shop inscribed with her name.
  — Edward M. Eveld, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
• Press and repeat until the ornament is covered, then brush on a top coat of decoupage and let dry.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2022
• The star of her outfit: a Valentino trench coat speckled with gold ornaments.
  — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
• The White House released a fact sheet and was allowing the news media to see all the trees, lights and ornaments before the first lady's event.
  — CBS News, 27 Nov. 2023
• In any case, make sure the ornaments, tinsel, lights, and stand have been removed before Old Balsam leaves the house.
  — Nicole Clausing, Sunset Magazine, 19 Jan. 2023
• Made of lightweight brass and wood, this ornament feels timeless.
  — Erika Veurink, Peoplemag, 17 May 2023
• Rounding out the look are ribbons and ornaments on the topiaries.
  — Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor, 29 Aug. 2023
• From Dopp kits to ornaments, these gifts will make any avid traveler swoon.
  — Austa Somvichian-Clausen, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2023
• This glittery martini ornament is a fun and cheeky accent for the tree.
  — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 6 Dec. 2023
• His kids have enjoyed playing with her dogs and this holiday season gifted her homemade Christmas cookies and an ornament.
  — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2024

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ornament

2 of 2 verb

• At the back of the chamber the bodies of nine women lay, all richly ornamented, with their heads resting against the wall.
  — National Geographic, 22 May 2019
• The bra is ornamented with mesh and lace overlay and has a sweetheart neckline.
  — Jenna Clark, Women's Health, 30 Mar. 2023
• The key turned out to be feathers, which have long been known to ornament many cavity-loving species’ nests.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Nov. 2021
• With this simple gift-box ornaments Christmas tree theme, there are plenty of presents to go around.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2023
• Dancing flames cast an orange glow on the side of the boy’s face; silhouettes of bare trees ornament the distance.
  — Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2022
• And so her dining room is ornamented with trailing pothos, ZZ plants and a pink rubber tree.
  — Elizabeth G. Dunn, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2019
• There was one room known as ‘the House of Gold’ for being entirely ornamented from top to bottom in that metal.
  — Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian, 21 Nov. 2019
• Wiry and muscular, he was invariably dressed in a buckskin suit, fringed at the edges, with a deerskin cap ornamented with a fox tail.
  — Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, 7 July 2018
• Patrons devour plates of black pork and leg of lamb in a dining room where stone walls are ornamented with iron sculptures and bottles of local wine.
  — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2023
• The pagoda is lovely, its wide, wooden doors carved with birds and its rafters ornamented with origami pigeons.
  — Ashley Braun, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2019
• Hardy even adds an internal rhyme, thrush/thus, to ornament the terminal ones.
  — Richard Brookhiser, National Review, 19 Dec. 2019
• Among the most striking are nine silver brooches, some richly ornamented.
  — National Geographic, 24 Mar. 2016
• The book, on loan from a private collection, is lettered and ornamented by Morris with miniatures by Burne-Jones.
  — J.s. Marcus, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2018
• This is the basic three-color version of the bread plate, but there was also a six-color variant and a version ornamented with opaque maiolica glazes.
  — Catherine Bindman, The New York Review of Books, 17 Apr. 2020
• There's a certain joy emanating from the school's hallways, which are ornamented with green and orange, the school's colors.
  — The Hechinger Report, NOLA.com, 8 Jan. 2018
• Guests can also take a dip in the open-air pool or peruse the hotel’s rotating schedule of art installations that ornament the halls and lobby.
  — Daily Intelligencer, 30 June 2017
• Each of her fingernails was painted over with a different tie-dye design, and were all ornamented with the 3D chrome effect.
  — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2023
• As the duo posed on the red carpet, Blunt turned heads in a bold red Oscar de la Renta gown, featuring alternating sheer and opaque stripes and ornamented with a cascade of pink flowers.
  — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2023
• The second-floor master suite incorporates a bedroom with new oak floors, a bow window and a walk-in closet with mirrored doors ornamented with etched glass.
  — Julie Lasky, New York Times, 13 May 2020
• Ron Wendt Designs imbued the room with a springtime flair, ornamenting cerulean tables with pink peonies and candlelight.
  — Danielle Naer, Vogue, 22 May 2019
• Stylized fists ornament her book’s cover, sprouting like invasive weeds in front of a darkened U.S. Capitol.
  — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2018
• Most of these invaders come from gardens — imported from Asia, Europe and other places to ornament local landscapes.
  — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2022
• The picture that has emerged is of an aging emperor, surrounded by a harem of nubile women paid to ornament his dinner table, boost his ego, and dance around in their underpants.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2021
• Just inside, a Mughal style quadrant is ornamented with cascading fountains and framed by an arched passageway and gold leaf frescoes.
  — Town & Country, 6 Oct. 2016
• Just inside, a Mughal style quadrant is ornamented with cascading fountains and framed by an arched passageway and gold leaf frescoes.
  — Town & Country, 6 Oct. 2016
• Nighttime drives ornamented by fireflies twinkling in the darkness.
  — Freep.com, 17 July 2019
• Three booths, ornamented with relics from the festival’s 53-year history, will greet visitors walking onto the grounds.
  — Faith E. Pinho, latimes.com, 25 June 2019
• Yeoh decided to keep her vibe slightly more casual with skinny jeans, a gold velvet blazer (ornamented with pins of the brand's signature motifs on the lapels) and peep-toe heels with gold stitching.
  — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2023
• Businesses and city buildings were ornamented with wreaths, garlands, banners and streamers to honor Pres.
  — Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star, 30 Apr. 2018
• The very solid selection here includes vernacular Southern pottery — dark stoneware jugs ornamented with grotesque faces — and a pair of snazzy textiles.
  — Will Heinrich, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2023

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