How to Use finial in a Sentence

finial

noun
  • The footboard has the same style, but the legs are turned with finials at the bottom.
    — Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
  • For tree finial, cut two 4-inch circles from yellow-green burlap.
    — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Drapery finials were turned into new door knobs for Parisian flair.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 26 May 2023
  • Insert the rod in its brackets, screw on finials and let the curtain fall.
    — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 16 Oct. 2019
  • Don't start with an 8-inch finial and get stuck with no stacking room for your fabric.
    — Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Some remnants of the tower—like the top finial—can now be seen in the attic of the home.
    — Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 26 July 2024
  • Keyes loves visiting her local lamp store to add a new shade or even a new harp and finial.
    — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Over the door a limestone balcony has a stone railing with balusters and finials.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2020
  • On a hill were two mounds of sand and rock with stone finials, connected by a beam that was wrapped in the blue prayer cloths.
    — Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Plant stands, stone finials, and fountains decorate green spaces that guests will want to get lost in.
    — Michaela Bechler, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2018
  • The racks were so tall in one corner that the finial of an ornate chandelier cleared it by inches.
    — New York Times, 4 Mar. 2021
  • The frame has an arched headboard and footbed, both decorated with oval finials for a timeless look.
    — Shea Simmons, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Wooden ceramic molds float on a kitchen wall, and bronze finials perch like cupcakes under a glass cake dome.
    — Kathleen Hackett, ELLE Decor, 29 June 2010
  • The bronze finish adds drama and warmth to your space, even without a decorative finial or end cap.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 11 Feb. 2026
  • One finial, or spire top, plummeted hundreds of feet into a shrub below, while two others also broke off their spires.
    — Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2021
  • The glass globes looked like fancy vases topped by a ventilator finial to keep oxygen feeding the flame inside.
    — Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 14 July 2018
  • In some sections, terra-cotta drops away, ceding the façade to sections of matte-brass finials and glass with a soft sandstone hue.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 Dec. 2024
  • With its unique shape and bold color, this glass finial makes a classic yet modern topper that'll give charm to any evergreen, faux or real.
    — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Inside the main lodge are carvings of bears and raccoons for banister finials, a bison head presiding from high up on the great room’s walls.
    — Alec Scott, Sunset Magazine, 22 Jan. 2018
  • The glass finial appears to be original to the lamp, which was originally offered with a variety of parchment shades.
    — oregonlive, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Some stations’ wooden window frames are beveled, some roofs have finials, and some rounded arches are replaced with ever-so-slightly pointed arches.
    — Peter Christensen, Smithsonian, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Callahan regards his work re-carving the old finial crafted by one of the cathedral’s early carvers as a valuable learning experience.
    — Marjorie Hunt, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 July 2020
  • These include everything from a horse bust in the front yard and a welcome mat at the door, to finials on the fence posts and stepping stones that Armstrong painted herself.
    — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 20 May 2024
  • The roof's fetching finial, shapely wood shingles, and broad steeple shape demand attention, as does the interplay of solid and lattice walls forming its base.
    — Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2024
  • Everyone rejoices as the earl raises the Stewart flag, but then whispers in superstitious fear when the finial falls off the top of the flagpole.
    — Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 26 Sep. 2025
  • In the months since, more portraits in more opulent and baroque frames, and added decorative ornaments in shiny gold — including wall finials and fireplace accents — have been added.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Inspired by an antique architectural finial, this tree's silver topper is a nod to the Southern cottages and historic homes that dot our rural landscape.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The President, the Vice President, and many federal agencies use an eagle finial.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The homeowner decided to resurrect the historic fence, which features finials modeled after a Catholic bishop's crozier.
    — Sarah Bonnette, NOLA.com, 9 May 2018
  • Man Ray designed this set in 1920 to honor his close friend, with typically fanciful touches (the knight is a violin finial).
    — Roberta Smith, Randy Kennedy and Ted Loos, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2016

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