How to Use ribbon in a Sentence

ribbon

1 of 2 noun
  • She tied a ribbon around the present.
  • The present was tied with ribbon.
  • Her pie won a ribbon at the county fair.
  • She wore pink ribbons in her hair.
  • The soldier proudly wore his ribbons and medals.
  • Star ribbons loop across the sun.
    — Brenda Hillman, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • To hang, use three pieces of ribbon.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026
  • And where did most of the blue-ribbon cows go?
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Tie on a ribbon to any of these, and you’re all set.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
  • Some men styled their hair long and tied it back with a ribbon.
    — Samantha Baskind, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Silky pink ribbons were tied with a bow around the red thigh-high tights.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The cake was wrapped in a clear box with a black ribbon tied on top of it.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Maleta then puts them in a vase or ties on a ribbon.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The clasp holding the ribbon to the medal broke.
    — Andrew Dampf, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The clip holding the ribbon to her medal broke off.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 8 Feb. 2026
  • This creates a spiced ribbon that runs through each slice.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Make sure to use a lot of ribbon to achieve the true ugly sweater feel.
    — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Her long black hair was wrapped in ribbons and trailed over her shoulder.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 May 2023
  • Then, whole eggs are whisked in at the end to form thin ribbons, akin to egg drop soup.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Toss the raw puntarelle ribbons with the dressing and serve as a starter or side.
    — Katie Parla, Saveur, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The road that ribbons through the foothills rises and twists like the tail of a cat.
    — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Garnish with lemon and lime ribbon.
    — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • First, politicians like to cut ribbons.
    — Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Set aside an hour, put wax seals on a dozen gift tags, and cut and string the ribbon through them.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 28 June 2026
  • But still… The problem is where the clasp meets the ribbon.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Sometimes, a few ribbons of cozy color are all one needs.
    — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Arrange the wreath in the center of your door and hang with a large ribbon.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • For subtle sparkle, add a dot of chrome to the center of each ribbon.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Tie the ribbon around cloth napkins for a quick and easy place setting.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The green Rio Grande rests like a ribbon in the jaws of jagged canyons.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026

ribbon

2 of 2 verb
  • Louie’s eye for design isn’t limited to just ribbon work either.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Effortlessly, Rogers adjusted the machine, and the wheel dropped down on one side. Melting cheese, somewhere between brie and Swiss, cascaded onto the rounds of salami, ribboned in buttery waves.
    — Nick Rallo, Dallas News, 13 Feb. 2020
  • Layers of cool hues and ribboned marble give the interior a quiet and calming vibe.
    — Neal J. Leitereg, latimes.com, 2 May 2018
  • Slash your prep time in half with this nifty vegetable chopper that can chop, dice, spiral, and ribbon your produce any which way, all while keeping your fingers out of harm’s way.
    — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Mesquite and acacia trees ribbon the lower elevations, while Douglas firs and ponderosa pine line the upper reaches.
    — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026
  • The croissants are Philly’s best, their whorling layers tanged with cultured butter and honey — even better ribboned with intense chocolate.
    — Craig Laban, Philly.com, 9 Dec. 2017
  • For decades, the viaduct provided shelter to homeless people below, who lived underneath decks of asphalt and steel that ribboned along the Puget Sound.
    — Vianna Davila, The Seattle Times, 13 Jan. 2019
  • Each holiday season hundreds of boxes pass through this distribution center, where they are handled by postal workers already burdened with many extra deliveries, soon to be wrapped and ribboned and placed beneath trees.
    — Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Dec. 2019
  • Perhaps the best example of this is Lasa’s lumpia sariwa, a menu staple that takes a traditional Filipino rice flour crepe and the cuisine’s signature bright, vinegary sauces and pairs them with a bed of ribboned kale.
    — Zan Romanoff, Bon Appetit, 12 Sep. 2017
  • Eager to make connections with important people, Kapoor invited mayors to ribbon cuttings and doled outmore than $100,000 in campaign checks from corporate accounts, about half of which went to a political committee supporting a losing candidate in this November’s Miami Beach mayoral race.
    — Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025

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