How to Use adorn in a Sentence

adorn

verb

• Her paintings adorn the walls.
• The kooky shapes that adorn Weird Barbie’s home were built from scratch.
  — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2023
• Annie Sloan adorned this space with a strand of pint-sized presents.
  — Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 11 Aug. 2023
• Of course, one of the best parts of the Boarding House Meatloaf is the homemade sauce that adorns the dish.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2023
• The painting adorns the main wall of the institute’s Diego Rivera Gallery.
  — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
• Done in black and white monochrome, it’s adorned with leather-and-check tweed and patchwork styles.
  — Allyson Portee, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2024
• The couple matched in green jackets, both adorned with a red poppy pin.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
• Along with a white bike, the memorial is adorned with bougainvillea, a plaque with George’s name and a sign on a street pole.
  — Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
• Each nail was adorned with 3D decals that looked similar to the charms on her Birkin bag.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 26 July 2023
• All the clubs share the same clean look and are adorned with Bentley’s winged logo and flashes of Racing Green.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2023
• The statue resides in her office and is adorned with a googly eye (a key symbol in the film).
  — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 10 July 2023
• Her staff sent him a gift box with a candle and coasters adorned with D.C. logos.
  — Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
• Pinecones, birds, feathers, and leaves adorn the branches.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2023
• The actress lovingly adorned the photo with a heart in the corner.
  — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2023
• In London, the ceiling of her bedroom was adorned with plaster fish.
  — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Dec. 2023
• There’s a small dining room extending from the bakery adorned with blue-and-white tile.
  — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
• Picture a button-down shirt left untucked, adorned with a wool coat.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 29 Jan. 2024
• Artwork from San Diego native Chris Bass adorns a wall.
  — Roxana Becerril, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2023
• The twin sisters share a high five and applaud the joyous moment while a cake – adorned with berries and sparklers – takes center stage.
  — Jill Lupupa, Peoplemag, 21 July 2023
• The rooms are adorned with tiles more fitting of a home than the underground compound of a militant group.
  — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 7 Feb. 2024
• Two oversized two-toned spades adorn either side of the 72-inch scarf, which is finished with a long braided fringe.
  — Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
• Names adorned the backs of jerseys for the first time anyone who had been around the program for decades could remember.
  — Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
• The wax encased in porcelain-white glass was adorned with the iconic fabric label.
  — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 12 Dec. 2023
• His office, like the rest of his home, was adorned with souvenirs, framed awards and cutouts of his features in magazines.
  — Katrina Miller, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
• Find these in classic metals like gold and silver or adorned with gems to pair with your nine-to-five formal wear.
  — Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 16 Jan. 2024
• In early summer, look to the alpine meadows of Flagstaff and the White Mountains adorned with fleabane, blue flax, paintbrush, columbine and more.
  — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2024
• Every storefront is adorned with ornaments, and at the center of the action lies the hotel.
  — Sadiba Hasan, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2023
• But none could hang with the 2021 Toyota Supra adorned with an aggressive aero kit driven by Nathan Bunn.
  — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 3 July 2023
• Three pillars adorned with white flowers, crosses and pictures of each of the victims sit before the fence that closes off the store.
  — C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024
• Jaws dropped—both in the cinema, and on screen—just as the leviathans, adorned with Fremen fighters, careened into the sands of Arrakis.
  — Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024