How to Use ornamentation in a Sentence

ornamentation

noun
  • A bright ribbon was used for ornamentation.
  • Buried amidst the ornamentation is a tiny frog on a skull that students look to for good luck.
    — Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The rich ornamentation over the windows and doors was like the frosting on the cake.
    — Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Those that pool or puddle are out, as are swags and other ornamentation.
    — Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com, 14 Nov. 2019
  • The size and shape of the strange spikes along the tail and the ornamentation on the skull help mark it as a novel ankylosaur species.
    — Amina Khan, latimes.com, 9 May 2017
  • The record itself is pretty stripped down, with a small combo and not a lot of ornamentation.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Brought a robust ornamentation and sense of scale to the building.
    — Roger Showley, sandiegouniontribune.com, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Her ornamentation wasn’t free, and she was reduced to rolling around on the floor to express feeling.
    — Heidi Waleson, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2017
  • Modernists such as these two spurned the classical lines and ornamentation of the past.
    — Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2019
  • Such tiny beads could have been woven into the young woman’s hair as ornamentation.
    — National Geographic, 1 July 2017
  • Malin's desire for a spare kitchen called for lots of white and little ornamentation.
    — Paige Porter Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Osbourne asks, admiring the gold-leafed ornamentation on the walls of his suite.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2022
  • 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
  • But dinosaurs were far from the first animals to evolve such ornamentation.
    — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • Efforts will be made to reuse ornamentation of the building in the new structure.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2019
  • Efforts will be made to reuse ornamentation of the building in the new structure.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2019
  • From there, the ornamentation strips back, room by room, evolving with the narrative of the album.
    — Angela Tafoya, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026
  • Wood ornamentation and gable windows add visual interest to the steep shake roof.
    — Lauren Beale, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2021
  • For those looking to experiment, screens provide a low-lift way to add ornamentation to a space.
    — Michelle Brunner, Washington Post, 11 June 2019
  • For those looking to experiment, screens provide a low-lift way to add ornamentation to a space.
    — Michelle Brunner, Twin Cities, 15 June 2019
  • That pair, in black velvet with sequined wraparound straps and fringe, leaned into ornamentation.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 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
  • No degree of ornamentation was too absurd, and Nudie suits became de rigueur for country stars.
    — Amanda Petrusich, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2022
  • No degree of ornamentation was too absurd, and Nudie suits became de rigueur for country stars.
    — Mike Masterson, Arkansas Online, 1 Aug. 2023
  • It’s just been masked by ornamentation and, in some ways, this moment [in history] was an unmasking.
    — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2021
  • Around her neck, a rope of heavy onyx beads provided practical ornamentation.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • The extra bit of ornamentation adds character to the living room.
    — Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2022

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