How to Use fretwork in a Sentence

fretwork

noun

• The fretwork should match the song somewhat.
  — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
• Again, fretwork might be more likely found on a throw pillow or rug.
  — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 20 Apr. 2026
• Client’s own, modified with finials and fretwork from O’verlays.
  — Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 25 Aug. 2021
• The pack comes with one navy and one red lumbar pillow, both of which feature a white fretwork design.
  — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2025
• Its fretwork of thin glass tubes was bent and shaped to resemble an old-fashioned bellows camera.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2023
• The walnut fretwork screens in the entry are fitted with glass panels treated with gold and copper leaf.
  — Carlos Mota, ELLE Decor, 7 July 2023
• The solid banana-fiber shade, laid over copper wire, contrasts nicely with the airy bookshelf and the chair back’s open fretwork.
  — Kelly Michèle Guerotto, WSJ, 5 Apr. 2018
• The sound of tires rolling over tarmac isn’t just the rare force known to diminish the power of Tom Shulz’s fretwork.
  — Nick Stockton, WIRED, 5 June 2019
• Eddie played with exuberance, with ease, with feel, things that seemed to be missing from his wannabe rivals’ robotic fretwork.
  — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 7 Oct. 2020
• Straw marquetry covered the walls, wood fretwork was painted to look like white enamel, and the air was filled with the aroma of sandalwood incense.
  — Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2018
• Gingerbread fretwork gives it a quaint charm, as does the rustic wall of native stone, speckled with seashells, that surrounds the property.
  — Roxana Popescu, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2020
• But it is used for concerts and is positioned between floor-to-ceiling windows adorn with Wright’s geometric wood fretwork.
  — oregonlive, 12 Sep. 2019
• Crumbled sidewalks were replaced by planks that covered the sludge that concealed the ancient wood fretwork that buried the bones of the metropolis and its people.
  — Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
• Armed with frenetic fretwork and screeching riffs, the man impressed with every improvisational note, and the crowd loved it.
  — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 23 Feb. 2023
• Jones’ fretwork is crucial to Tool’s sound, brilliantly connecting the sonic threads between prog, psychedelia, heavy metal, and post-grunge.
  — Spin Staff, SPIN, 6 Sep. 2022
• The red fretwork mirrors were salvaged from the property’s prior house before demolition.
  — Marni Elyse Katz, House Beautiful, 22 July 2021
• At its heart is a 38-meter-high domed lounge with dazzling gold-and-maroon Islamic fretwork walls and an enormous chandelier.
  — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
• Every centimeter is covered in intricate craftsmanship, from plasterwork to mosaics to fretwork.
  — The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
• This bench—crafted from Himalayan sheesham wood—is antique-looking in the best of ways, with a beautiful fretwork patterning on the back panel and a slightly distressed finish.
  — Madison Durham, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2020
• And the blistering fretwork from Collen and Campbell injects every Def Leppard song with adrenaline.
  — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
• There's a colossal Doric portico, grand center hall and staircase, intricate fireplace surrounds, fretwork, original trim above the doors and windows, and pocket doors.
  — Elizabeth Finkelstein, Country Living, 3 Jan. 2018
• But while fiery fretwork has raised his national profile, the hyperprolific Twin Cities musician has nurtured a quieter, acoustic side.
  — Staff Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 6 Sep. 2020
• And its people—despite the language barrier and the elaborate and daunting fretwork of etiquette that accompanies even the smallest interactions—are no more or less opaque than any other.
  — Hanya Yanagihara, Town & Country, 8 Dec. 2017
• There are photos of him at the iconic Mamounia Hotel in Marrakech, dressed as colorfully as the geometric tile and fretwork that dance up columns and decorate doors.
  — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2018
• The design for Audley Square Redevelopment will bring porticos and balconies to the façade of the building, plus sculptural balustrades and ornate fretwork.
  — Amy Dobson, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2021
• Tranquil colors, custom wallpaper and geometric wood fretwork, an ornamental element admired by Frank Lloyd Wright, contribute to the tasteful, high-end décor.
  — oregonlive, 11 Apr. 2021
• The piece takes inspiration from Chinese fretwork patterns, Art Noveau designs and German sculptor Hugo Leven’s iconic pewter bat candelabras.
  — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
• This 300,000-acre Utah wildland along the Green River just north of Canyonlands National Park is a gem — a fretwork of slickrock canyons along the river.
  — Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
• Expect fretwork fireworks from the instrumental luminary whose ’70s genre-defining excursions with Chick Corea in Return to Forever pushed the envelope for both jazz and rock.
  — Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
• Lindsey Buckingham, the guitar virtuoso whose prolific songwriting and precision fretwork helped launch Fleetwood Mac into the rock stratosphere as one of the best-selling acts in history, is reportedly out of the group.
  — Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 10 Apr. 2018