How to Use for decoration in a Sentence

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• Break these eggs on the floor for decoration or on your friend's head for fun.
  — Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 13 Feb. 2023
• Join the two pieces of twine above the pan, and add more craft beads for decoration.
  — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 23 Apr. 2023
• Add more craft beads on top, for decoration, then tie a loop in the top of the twine for hanging.
  — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 23 Apr. 2023
• The bowl may have a floating lemon slice or flower for decoration–leave it alone.
  — Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2023
• All the walls were painted the same dull white, and there were only a few tatty posters for decoration.
  — Alex Marshall, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2022
• The one-piece was in a light brown textured fabric, with buckles for decoration on the straps.
  — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 8 July 2023
• Americans store their pennies in jars or use them for decoration.
  — Ken Sweet, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
• The sugar will bake into the dough for decoration, so the cookies need no icing.
  — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2023
• This is a larger candle that sits nicely on a coffee table to take up space for decoration.
  — Tim Kohut, BGR, 26 May 2021
• Be careful, as some pockets on cheaper vests can be for decoration only.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
• Wrap colorful twine below each point for decoration, leaving extra at the top point to tie on a chair back.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 6 June 2022
• Pokemon figures are used for decoration, display and play, but are not posable.
  — Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
• With less room for decoration, the materials have to work extra hard.
  — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 12 Jan. 2023
• Pick out pumpkins for each other to carve, and don't forget to bring home a few extras to display for decoration.
  — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 14 June 2023
• Bring your kids into the kitchen for decoration and make memories over slightly salty, creepy crawly cookies.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2023
• Kristin Schoonveld drew the letters, and Sarah Strouse lined them and readied them for decoration.
  — Kelly Wilkinson, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Feb. 2023
• When filming ended, Bettany took the stand-in with him — not for decoration, but to scare the people who come to visit him.
  — Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com, 14 Apr. 2022
• Leaves, even the ones not used for decoration but that shed from trees into the yard, are also great brown composting material.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2023
• The kit includes four gingerbread house pieces, icing, and candies for decoration.
  — Casey Clark, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Nov. 2022
• Pressing fresh flowers is a great way to provide material for decoration ideas.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 8 Nov. 2024
• Rather, Hargins has designed an urban farm just big enough to fit in a front yard, real estate most people use for decoration.
  — Donovan X. Ramsey Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2021
• Pick through mandarins and reserve prettiest halves for decoration.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Nov. 2021
• This tablet's got a decent screen, enough power to stream and scroll without meltdown, and an actual rear camera that’s not just there for decoration.
  — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 May 2025
• This book includes instructions for making eight classic models, along with scissors and crayons for decoration.
  — Good Housekeeping, 18 Nov. 2022
• That check engine light and other warnings that might pop up on your vehicle’s instrument panel aren’t there for decoration.
  — Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
• Among smaller theropods, under 80 pounds, this predilection for decoration is notably absent.
  — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 28 Sep. 2016
• The majority are collecting the cards as a hobby or for decoration, Circana said.
  — Yun Li, CNBC, 12 June 2025
• No real harm — just an indication that the piece was made for decoration in a modest home and was not designed or intended to be finely done or superbly finished.
  — Helaine Fendelman and Joe Rosson, Star Tribune, 27 July 2021
• There’s also a prominent 16-inch fan jutting out the rear that isn’t just there for decoration but helps cool the engine and improves aerodynamics.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2021
• Europe shows a stronger market for tiger derivatives used in certain traditional medicines and taxidermy for decoration.
  — Eileen Ng, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025