This page shows Embellish in 20 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like beautify or decorate. Useful when writing or proofreading a text.

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Embellish in a sentence

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Embellish meaning

  1. To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate.
  2. To enhance by adding something not strictly integral or necessary.
  3. To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality; to distort, embroider, or even misrepresent or lie.

Synonyms of Embellish

beautify adorn decorate grace exaggerate overstate dramatise dramatize blow up aggrandise aggrandize lard pad embroider overdraw

Example sentences (20)

For like all good story-tellers, he’d embellish a bit here and a tad there to make the story a little better.

He raised the Church to a high rank as the friend of whatever seemed to extend knowledge or to refine and embellish life.

Doug Miller joined in with his creative violin—how does he know just how to embellish what the rest of the band is playing?

Since Incredibles was already a comedy, the Lego version doesn’t have to embellish too much, but there are some added gags.

These bright leaves with their bold texture embellish our shady gardens from spring until October when the tubers go dormant.

Stencils, watercolor, solvents, brushes, and other tools are often used to embellish a monotype print.

As a result, they often sugar-coat the truth, lie, or embellish the reality for their little people.

When asked if either of those two would be back, Guardiola replied pointedly “no” and refused to embellish further on his latest injury woes.

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This scratch map will allow them to tick off the countries that they have been to as well as embellish their walls with a retro-looking poster.

The leaf transfer process is used to embellish women’s tops, scarves and eye pillows.

The main quills may be dyed, and then applied in combination with thread to embellish leather accessories such as knife sheaths and leather bags.

Whether you're looking to add some plumes to your neckline, or embellish your gown with feathers, it's sure to help you stand out on your big day.

If you are writing your own life experiences, you are going to embellish it a bit.

Somalis embellish and decorate their woven and wooden milk jugs (haamo; the most decorative jugs are made in Ceerigaabo ) as well as wooden headrests.

Ghajnsielem Mayor Kevin Cauchi said that the funds received will be used to embellish the St Eliju belvedere for the better enjoyment of local families.

She said: 'Instead of using plastic accessories to maybe embellish garments.

Informative liner notes and archival photographs embellish the recordings.

Since this is highly unusual in American journalism, Relotius was able to embellish the interview on a scale he might not have been able to in a German context.

You want to find THE tree that will embellish and embalm your home?

Don’t embellish any details, but state the facts as they were.

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Common combinations with embellish

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • to embellish 13×
  • embellish the
  • embellish and
  • embellish his
  • or embellish
  • embellish their
  • and embellish

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "embellish" in a sentence?
An example: "For like all good story-tellers, he’d embellish a bit here and a tad there to make the story a little better." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "embellish" from real English texts.
What does "embellish" mean?
Embellish means: To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate.
What are synonyms of "embellish"?
Common synonyms of "embellish" include: beautify, adorn, decorate, grace, exaggerate, overstate, dramatise, dramatize. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "embellish" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "embellish", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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