embellishment
noun
em·bel·lish·ment
im-ˈbe-lish-mənt 
Examples of embellishment in a Sentence
a colorful mobile is just the embellishment that the soon-to-be nursery needs
the actor's penchant for embellishment suggests that his memoirs would be more appropriately shelved in the fiction section
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Other leagues like the NHL had embellishment penalties, which help stifle the ability to get a cheap power play.
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Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
The sculpture shows a female mermaid outfitted with gold embellishment, including a necklace with the Koru symbol.
—Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Guests brought to the event pops of red from Kawakubo's palette, intricate embellishments and sheer fabrics.
—Luis Giraldo, CBS News, 4 May 2026
The co-chair returned to the Met Gala for the first time since 2016 in a custom Olivier Rousteing look, with a sheer nude base, crystal skeleton embroidery and black embellishment mapped across the body.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
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Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
The sculpture shows a female mermaid outfitted with gold embellishment, including a necklace with the Koru symbol.
—Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Guests brought to the event pops of red from Kawakubo's palette, intricate embellishments and sheer fabrics.
—Luis Giraldo, CBS News, 4 May 2026
The co-chair returned to the Met Gala for the first time since 2016 in a custom Olivier Rousteing look, with a sheer nude base, crystal skeleton embroidery and black embellishment mapped across the body.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for embellishment
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“Embellishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embellishment. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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