How to Use festoon in a Sentence

festoon

1 of 2 noun
  • The piece features festoon and fleur-de-lis patterns, and it can also be worn as a necklace.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Only to emerge from the darkness, the key light source, a red and orange practical festoon running from the tent.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Additional 8-bulb festoons could be added as desired.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 3 Dec. 2021
  • The outdoor space will be complete with festoon lights and colorful papel picado.
    — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Bougainvillea festoons pathways in a riot of color, from coral and yellow to magenta, Jaipur pink, and mauve.
    — Vasudha Rai, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • Hence the magnificent gables, the plaster scrolls, escutcheons, vases, masks, garlands, festoons, cartouches, balustrades, and whatnot.
    — Steve King, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2018
  • When the sun sets and all the guests arrive, the party starts in earnest, with emotional speeches and tables groaning with food in the garden outside, all lit by festoons of Christmas lights hung from the trees.
    — Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • Cloud bands and satellites Binoculars show Jupiter as a tiny disk, while a medium-size telescope reveals numerous dark belts, light zones and a wealth of festoons, garlands, ovals and other features extending here and there.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Howe Antiques is a small family business and is a festoon of incredible, original naval woolen flags, displayed from the ceiling or alongside a Bucranium mirror and carved Halim pieces.
    — Vogue, 2 June 2022
  • Queen Camilla added further jewelry pieces to her attire, wearing the Cartier Greville diamond festoon necklace and the Queen Mother’s Cartier diamond bracelets.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025

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.
  • Viard’s were brimmed, and some were festooned with red camellias.
    — Vogue, 1 Oct. 2019
  • Here he is festooned in yellow-brick-road gold, right down to the boots.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Other kids can wear a brown beanie or a headband festooned with loops of felt.
    — Ella Cerón, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The great tree is festooned with receptors and wires.
    — Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In this world, a mermaid’s tail is festooned with rubber gloves.
    — New York Times, 11 May 2018
  • 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
  • Some of these outfits came festooned with airy feathers.
    — Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The reward is juicy short ribs festooned with soft onions, tomatoes and jalapeños.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2019
  • Stalls were festooned with yellow tape or chalk lines, to keep customers back and in line.
    — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 21 Mar. 2020
  • 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
  • Bieber smiled at his son as the tot took in his surroundings, which had been festooned with fairy lights.
    — Kayla Grant, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • These jumbo white beans are festooned with vibrant splashes of red.
    — Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 14 July 2023
  • Stone steps festooned with flowers fill the screen with rural morning.
    — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Whitefish salad prickling with chile and festooned with great tufts of cilantro.
    — Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Plates festooned with gold leaf and dramatic swooshes of sauce.
    — Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Or maybe a riverboat structure festooned with flying pigs.
    — Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Dec. 2025
  • The branches of the tree were festooned with protest banners, wooden crates, and homemade art.
    — Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • For this year’s travel theme, the clinic will be festooned with maps, globes and suitcases.
    — Ben Brazil, latimes.com, 14 June 2018
  • High above, paper mache flying saucers, dragon’s heads, flags and fading posters festoon the rafters.
    — Chase Difeliciantonio, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Jan. 2023
  • The downstairs of the mansion will be open and festooned for the holidays for the shopping night.
    — Jennifer Brett, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Now there are festivals festooned with doublets and hose all around the nation all summer long.
    — Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2019
  • 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
  • The space was festooned with blues and yellows—from the carpets to the attendees' outfits.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 7 May 2023
  • The city that Ambani has always called home is these days festooned with construction cranes.
    — Mark Rozzo, Town & Country, 2 Apr. 2023
  • There are leaves to rake, scary movies to watch, and houses to be festooned with acres of spiderweb simulacra.
    — Wired, 19 Oct. 2019
  • One thing that was gorgeous about the neighborhood is it's festooned with all of these staircases.
    — Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Johnny lifts a plastic cross, festooned with plastic flowers, from the backseat and mocks it.
    — Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026

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