adorned; adorning; adorns
1
: to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects
adorned the wall with her paintings
2
: to enliven or decorate as if with ornaments
people of fashion who adorned the Court
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Examples of adorn in a Sentence
Her paintings adorn the walls.
the Sultan's tent was richly adorned with thick tapestries and gleaming gold candlesticks
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The silver piece is adorned with a cross and the iconography of a chapel and is more than 1,000 years old, the museum said in a Jan. 15 Facebook post.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
The bathhouse, adorned with intricate mosaics and featuring hot, warm, and cold rooms, resembles a spa-like retreat, and could be the largest thermal complex found yet in a private residence in Pompeii.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
The Rockefeller family’s art collections have adorned homes and museums alike, leaving a cultural imprint that resonates across generations.
—Anushree Jain, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Reaching a crest of popularity in the 1950s, her work adorned magazine covers and museum walls.
—Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
The bathhouse, adorned with intricate mosaics and featuring hot, warm, and cold rooms, resembles a spa-like retreat, and could be the largest thermal complex found yet in a private residence in Pompeii.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
The Rockefeller family’s art collections have adorned homes and museums alike, leaving a cultural imprint that resonates across generations.
—Anushree Jain, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Reaching a crest of popularity in the 1950s, her work adorned magazine covers and museum walls.
—Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Adorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adorn. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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: to enhance the appearance of with ornaments
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