How to Use ornate in a Sentence

ornate

adjective

• She doesn't like ornate jewelry.
• Browne and Bolton’s taste in décor is a mix of the ornate and the severe.
  — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
• The same ornate designs are often found on the cuffs of Yup’ik boots — or piluguq — and around the wrist cuffs or bottom hem of parkas.
  — Emily Schwing, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2023
• The throne room is more than 130 feet long, with ornate gilded moldings.
  — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2023
• The ornate mesh that spans the length of the dashboard and conceals the HVAC vents also gets exclusive red trim.
  — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 14 Aug. 2023
• Find anything from a retro leather jacket to a box of ornate buttons.
  — Vogue, 9 Jan. 2023
• The ornate wedding cake that was Monte Carlo coming alight in the blue wash of May twilight.
  — Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2023
• And at the center of the spread stood an ornate Seder plate decorated with scenes from the Passover story.
  — Aliza Abarbanel, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2023
• But don’t forget the ornate details of the Gothic style, Goerzen warns.
  — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2024
• The 2,000-year-old still life features an ornate goblet of wine, fruit and other items in front of a black background.
  — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 June 2023
• There was no belt, no ornate jewelry: the necktie was the focal point.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2023
• An ornate, enormous chocolate cake with white-pearl sprinkles — made from scratch — sits in the fridge.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2023
• But the overall effect is so ornate that movies seem almost beside the point.
  — Maria L. La Ganga, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
• The chapel contained an ornate mural with gilded wooden carvings at one end of the chapel, which Maguire said was built in the mid-1800s.
  — Caroline Brew, Variety, 13 Dec. 2023
• With ornate window displays and high towers, the busy street comes to life and gives you a taste of the buzz that makes NYC so addicting.
  — Kyler Alvord, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 July 2023
• The camera points through an ornate fence before a whooshing sound tears through the night and a large fireball plumes in the middle distance.
  — Anna Schecter, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2023
• Big, ornate stoves, which servants fed from behind, heated the rooms.
  — Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
• The most ornate of these boutique editions is the version decked in pavé diamonds on the dial.
  — Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2024
• Smith soon dons a full black evening dress, accessorized with an ornate headpiece.
  — Hannah Ryan, CNN, 8 Feb. 2023
• The ornate tower is almost entirely gone – just one bare stump of bricks sticking out of the rubble.
  — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 10 Sep. 2023
• Things that are old that have ornate detail, like borders that have been hand-etched out of wood or old light fixtures that have medallions at the top of the ceiling.
  — Gina Mayfield, Dallas News, 15 Sep. 2023
• From simple, tasteful cardigans to more ornate jumpers, these are the eight Sézane sweaters our editors can’t get enough of — or can’t wait to buy.
  — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2024
• Performing at the ornate, 94-year-old venue was a bit overwhelming.
  — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2024
• Guest rooms have an ornate tapestry canopy custom-made by Art de Lys hanging over the beds, with views of the Hôtel de Ville through the windows.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2023
• The wood is stained with gorgeous turquoise hues, and the land is carved a few levels above the water for an ornate and visually pleasing texture.
  — Olivia Muenter, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
• Its model name, Talbot-Darracq, evoked the car’s stylish 1930s look, with an ornate chrome grille and long, sloping fenders.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023
• Fabre said she was inspired by the ornate bottles of her favorite tequila, Clase Azul.
  — Nick Kindelsperger, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2023
• This wool coat is the most ornate piece in this limited-edition collection.
  — Anna Tingley, Variety, 1 Feb. 2023
• Later that day, a white envelope arrived in the mail with Fanny’s ornate handwriting on the front.
  — Jane Ferguson, The New Yorker, 22 June 2023
• But the pictures give equal weight to the interiors of the mosques themselves, which might be colorful or muted, ornate or spare.
  — M. Z. Adnan, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024