How to Use ornamentation in a Sentence

ornamentation

noun

• A bright ribbon was used for ornamentation.
• The rich ornamentation over the windows and doors was like the frosting on the cake.
  — Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2021
• There's a lot to unpack here, but the story, with a poor cut or two from editing, is used as ornamentation to break up the main arc.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 12 Oct. 2020
• Brought a robust ornamentation and sense of scale to the building.
  — Roger Showley, sandiegouniontribune.com, 26 Oct. 2017
• Modernists such as these two spurned the classical lines and ornamentation of the past.
  — Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2019
• Trucks were simpler in 1970, less about the ornamentation than the purpose.
  — Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 16 Dec. 2022
• Experts have proposed all sorts of tell-tale signs, from ornamentation on the skull to the spacing and angle of splint-like bones beneath the tail.
  — Riley Black, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2020
• While the railing design lies on the subtler end of the spectrum, its slight ornamentation gives it the feel of something extra.
  — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 24 May 2023
• Osbourne asks, admiring the gold-leafed ornamentation on the walls of his suite.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2022
• Efforts will be made to reuse ornamentation of the building in the new structure.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2019
• On a recent Sunday, one of them, Jorge Cruz, 39, lifted a 15-pound glove studded with nails and other ornamentation in the air.
  — Walter Thompson-Hernández, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2018
• The only ornamentation is what Clifford has scrawled on the office’s dry-erase boards, including a few plays and the start date of the Magic’s training camp.
  — Josh Robbins, OrlandoSentinel.com, 23 June 2018
• Those that pool or puddle are out, as are swags and other ornamentation.
  — Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com, 14 Nov. 2019
• Turner does just that, with whimsical touches of folk style ornamentation and bright pops of white and red.
  — Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 14 Dec. 2022
• Malin's desire for a spare kitchen called for lots of white and little ornamentation.
  — Paige Porter Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Nov. 2022
• His clothes spoke volumes with their absence of any sort of ornamentation save for an embroidered flower or two around the waist of a coat or a shoulder of a shirt.
  — Blue Carreon, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2021
• One of the defining pieces of the design is the Queen Anne chair, an armchair with curved lines, minimal ornamentation, a cushioned seat, and cabriole legs.
  — Sienna Fantozzi, House Beautiful, 12 Oct. 2018
• Dear Readers: The necktie has been a part of men’s (and even women’s) fashion for hundreds of years, but experts agree that the main purpose of the tie is to add color and ornamentation.
  — Heloise, Washington Post, 18 July 2019
• Smart and chic with clean lines and restrained ornamentation, the suites are a study in minimalist design.
  — Michele Parente, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2019
• Donning their full mating ornamentation with red bodies, green heads, and long hooked kypes for the males, Bristol Bay sockeye are ready to spawn.
  — Jessie Sheldon, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Aug. 2023
• But dinosaurs were far from the first animals to evolve such ornamentation.
  — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2023
• The birds readily nest in boxes in the wild and have striking plumage that seems ideal for testing ideas about the evolutionary point of the ornamentation.
  — Cathleen O’Grady, Science | AAAS, 9 Dec. 2020
• For those looking to experiment, screens provide a low-lift way to add ornamentation to a space.
  — Michelle Brunner, Twin Cities, 15 June 2019
• There was often more ornamentation on the exterior, like more ornate molding with trim around the front door, windows, and along the eaves under the roof.
  — Maggie Burch, House Beautiful, 9 Nov. 2018
• Frames around the windows and entryways on the parlor floor have a line of abstract petal shapes that fan upward like flames or the drippy ornamentation on the gates and roofs of Hindu temples.
  — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 July 2023
• The extra bit of ornamentation adds character to the living room.
  — Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2022
• The embrace of bold hues and unabashed ornamentation plays out all over the apartment, which is located in Dublin’s posh Ballsbridge district.
  — Michelle Duncan, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2023
• No degree of ornamentation was too absurd, and Nudie suits became de rigueur for country stars.
  — Mike Masterson, Arkansas Online, 1 Aug. 2023
• The singer’s easy, limpid phrasing, bright sound and expressive use of ornamentation made Elvira’s plight very touching.
  — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 5 Feb. 2018
• It’s just been masked by ornamentation and, in some ways, this moment [in history] was an unmasking.
  — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2021

Last Updated: 28 May 2024