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
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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Signature lines from the production adorn the entry wall, a remote control signals a projector to show films from the 1960’s, the musical’s era, including Cool Hand Luke and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid starring the main character’s idol Paul Newman.
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Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
It’s carved from a snaking mulberry branch and adorned with microchips, with a C.P.U. fan and a small desk clock embedded in the smoothly polished wood near its head.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 May 2025
Their face, though often adorned plainly with little to no makeup and a center-middle part in their neat brown hair, is seen by millions of viewers every Sunday.
—Peyton Dix, Them., 27 May 2025
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—Rebecca Shinners, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2025
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Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
It’s carved from a snaking mulberry branch and adorned with microchips, with a C.P.U. fan and a small desk clock embedded in the smoothly polished wood near its head.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 May 2025
Their face, though often adorned plainly with little to no makeup and a center-middle part in their neat brown hair, is seen by millions of viewers every Sunday.
—Peyton Dix, Them., 27 May 2025
Vionic Pismo Lace-up Shoe $64 $50 at Amazon These beachy sneakers are adorned in seafoam green boucle that will add a fun pop of color to your summer outfits.
—Rebecca Shinners, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for adorn
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“Adorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adorn. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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adorn
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: to enhance the appearance of with ornaments
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