How to Use furnishing in a Sentence

furnishing

noun
  • That’s the goal of the entire room and the furnishings in it.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
  • All around were, to my eyes, the furnishings of a palace.
    Cynthia Ozick, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
  • There's a story in the furnishings, the books, the pieces of art, and the artifacts in the room.
    Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2023
  • All of the furnishings in the home are included in the price.
    Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 23 May 2018
  • The furnishings were also very much the style of the time, but with a modern twist.
    Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor, 7 June 2019
  • So, what’s the first thing on your dorm room furnishing list?
    Katelyn Chef, Teen Vogue, 8 Aug. 2018
  • The deck had termites and the carpet and furnishings were worn.
    Hillary Davis, Daily Pilot, 17 Sep. 2019
  • The canyon height of the ceilings, anchored by heavy wood furnishings and stone floors.
    Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
  • All the trends in home furnishings and decor can be found within the Amazon pages.
    Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Called the Wool Losange Chair, this fuzzy upholstered furnishing is like a warm sweater in the form of a seat.
    Danielle Tullo, House Beautiful, 2 Nov. 2018
  • The furnishings were beautiful, and the house looked down at the bluest water.
    Marc Myers, WSJ, 1 May 2018
  • The furnishings were the same: bed, toilet and yoga mat.
    Jason Pohl, ProPublica, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Most of the furnishings inside the home are also included in the sale price, per the WSJ.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The store itself, with white walls and simple furnishing, looks as much like a gallery as a shop.
    Alexander Freeling, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2022
  • The city plans to build the park with a mist fountain, landscaping and high-end furnishings.
    John Sowell, idahostatesman, 12 June 2018
  • Better yet, the heavy, rustic furnishings can hold up to the perils of day-to-day life.
    Robert Rufino, House Beautiful, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Sworn to do her bidding, Martin sets about the furnishing of his mind.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Clothing sales fell by 51% and those of home furnishings by 27%.
    The Economist, 20 Apr. 2020
  • To complement the turquoise-blue ocean, there will be pastel blue furnishings and decor, and pale pink tones in the stonework.
    Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
  • There was also a public auction in 2012 at which much of the equipment and many of the furnishings were sold.
    Christopher Jensen, BostonGlobe.com, 8 May 2018
  • Rigg used some of the background details of that scene — a vase, the peach and coral color palette of the room and furnishings — in the show’s set design.
    Maya Phillips, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2023
  • But the New York replica will be outfitted with some of the Franks’ furnishings.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Wool is one of the most versatile and durable fibers for clothing and home furnishings.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
  • His will said his wife should keep their home near the Spanish Steps in Rome and its lavish furnishings.
    Elizabeth A. Harris, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2019
  • The museum’s collection is an homage to the Gilded Age and the hobbies and furnishings of the time.
    Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Many of the furnishings and keepsakes were passed down to the owners from their families.
    Janet Eastman, oregonlive, 22 Sep. 2019
  • In true Ford fashion, Leanne instantly gave the home a breath of life with white paint and white furnishings.
    Selena Barrientos, House Beautiful, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Shopping for one-of-a-kind home furnishings doesn't get any better than that.
    Monique Valeris, ELLE Decor, 14 Feb. 2019
  • Each room also comes decked out with a king-size bed, air conditioning, and plenty of textured furnishings (from kilim rugs to coastal, wooden furniture) to enhance the coziness of your lodgings.
    Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Each of the 109 guest rooms at the Muir, built only with Canadian materials, has midcentury-style furnishings made in Quebec, local art, and modern tartan blankets—a nod to the province’s Scottish history and designed especially for the hotel.
    Adam Wisniewski, AFAR Media, 14 Apr. 2025

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