How do you use Adorn in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like decorate or grace, plus the exact meaning.
Adorn in a sentence
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Adorn meaning
To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
Synonyms of Adorn
Using Adorn
- The main meaning on this page is: To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
- Useful related words include: decorate, grace, embellish, beautify.
- In the example corpus, adorn often appears in combinations such as: adorn the, to adorn, that adorn.
Context around Adorn
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 12 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Adorn
- In this selection, "adorn" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, jerseys, blooms, individually, large, shops and everything stand out and add context to how "adorn" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include artists to adorn large spaces and hanging baskets adorn the lampposts. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "adorn" sits close to words such as aesthetically, apa and aqsa, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with adorn
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A few autographed soccer jerseys adorn one wall. (8 words)
Today, those patterns adorn everything: pajama pants, stationary sets, wallpaper. (10 words)
Next, choose which colour glitter you want to use to adorn your eyes. (13 words)
From the world-famous soundtrack to the beloved, endlessly quotable characters, and right through to the incredible set pieces that adorn our favorite songs, has been a mainstay of our viewing habits for 45 years. (35 words)
To not adorn their ear, or hinder them in any way, was most likely a superstitious belief that they would function better without it, and the garbless Ferengi would have better financial luck. (33 words)
The Star recently reported how pleased everyone is with the Christmas Tree in the town centre, and the lights that adorn shops and streets around the centre of St Helens and Earlestown. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
A few autographed soccer jerseys adorn one wall.
For fun, whether initially by design or accident, they’ve been used to adorn the brick walls with names, initials and hearts.
For many decades, the Glenfinnan Viaduct and the steam train service running the West Highland Line was just one of many treats that adorn these great wildernesses.
From the world-famous soundtrack to the beloved, endlessly quotable characters, and right through to the incredible set pieces that adorn our favorite songs, has been a mainstay of our viewing habits for 45 years.
In fact, the anonymous look of the facility, which provides a stark contrast to the giant Netflix logos that adorn the company’s other real estate, is intentional.
It is thought he bought them to adorn a bed at Hutton Castle and had the valances sewn together, which is how they remained until a few years ago.
Its lush blooms adorn every home in the summer, whether in the perennial or hanging version.
Maj Gen Musa will adorn a full Four-Star General rank in line with precedence.
Next, choose which colour glitter you want to use to adorn your eyes.
Oblong cucumber slices, diced fresh mangos, sliced avocado, and seaweed salad individually adorn each corner of the plate.
Painted in shutters adorn the ground floor bow windows and there is a cloaks cupboard off.
Royal Caribbean wants Caribbean artists to adorn large spaces on its new ship under construction at Meyer Turku in Finland.
Service ribbons adorn the uniform worn by a Maine Army National Guard member.
Susie King Taylor is the first person of color whose name will adorn one of Savannah’s 23 squares.
The bylines of reporters Ellen Nakashima, Shane Harris, and Tom Hamburger adorn the story.
The Ħal Millieri church is best known for its medieval architectural features, and for the unique set of fresco paintings that adorn its side walls between the springing of the arches.
The motorway itself remains an odd feature in the otherwise sleepy little village, hanging baskets adorn the lampposts of the flyover where below trucks and lorries trundle through the area.
The Star recently reported how pleased everyone is with the Christmas Tree in the town centre, and the lights that adorn shops and streets around the centre of St Helens and Earlestown.
Today, those patterns adorn everything: pajama pants, stationary sets, wallpaper.
To not adorn their ear, or hinder them in any way, was most likely a superstitious belief that they would function better without it, and the garbless Ferengi would have better financial luck.
Common combinations with adorn
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- adorn the 53×
- to adorn 35×
- that adorn 16×
- will adorn 7×
- adorn their 6×
- adorn your 5×
- and adorn 5×
- adorn one 4×
- adorn his 4×
- adorn it 4×