Explore Embellishing through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Embellishing in a sentence
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Embellishing meaning
present participle and gerund of embellish
Using Embellishing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of embellish
- In the example corpus, embellishing often appears in combinations such as: embellishing the, embellishing his, of embellishing.
Context around Embellishing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Embellishing
- In this selection, "embellishing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, possessions, decor, provided, sugarcoating, events and almost stand out and add context to how "embellishing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include aluko of embellishing events wanted and and decor embellishing the property. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "embellishing" sits close to words such as aaj, aal and aalto, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with embellishing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Rowena Cade embellishing the dressing room arches. (7 words)
Different DJs started embellishing what they were saying. (8 words)
Hamlet interrupts himself, vocalising either disgust or agreement with himself, and embellishing his own words. (15 words)
These panels would have been among her prized personal possessions, embellishing her private chambers in one of the houses given to her by Henry as part of her divorce settlement. (30 words)
He gave a funeral sermon with fire and brimstone as was his way, and a visiting journalist from Copenhagen ran with the story, embellishing it a bit along the way. (30 words)
Klezmer’s sound is also characterized by its heterophonic aspect, in which all the instrumentalists play the same melody concurrently while embellishing and changing it in different ways, Black said. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
He admitted he was guilty of "embellishing" his biography and resume - but Republican lawmaker George Santos said he was definitely never a drag queen.
These panels would have been among her prized personal possessions, embellishing her private chambers in one of the houses given to her by Henry as part of her divorce settlement.
This is visible as soon as guests arrive, as some of the artwork and decor embellishing the property were created by local artists.
There were however legions of translators who provided embellishing, sugarcoating, and smoothing, which I tried to stop at the gates of the citadel.
Walz, who had claimed he carried a ‘weapon of war’ during ‘war’ has been criticized of embellishing his military service record.
Take a picture and start embellishing it by adding Snoop himself, a disco ball, crazy glasses, silly suits, or a cartoon doobie.
Those who accused Aluko of embellishing events wanted her to believe that she was being hysterical.
He gave a funeral sermon with fire and brimstone as was his way, and a visiting journalist from Copenhagen ran with the story, embellishing it a bit along the way.
In his version, Purcell has not shied away from embellishing the Kushner original with reminders of America’s rightward lurch.
Klezmer’s sound is also characterized by its heterophonic aspect, in which all the instrumentalists play the same melody concurrently while embellishing and changing it in different ways, Black said.
Rowena Cade embellishing the dressing room arches.
Their pompous entry into Dharmaputra’s court and their confusion between the gem-studded sparkling floor and pool of clear water was elaborately enacted, embellishing almost every moment with humour.
The judge, Leonard Levy SC, noted that Mr Webb’s credibility was “attacked”, with the insurer’s medical experts accusing him of “malingering, exaggerating or embellishing his problems”.
Combined, this often led to Howard embellishing facts in his communication, not with an intention to deceive but just to make a better story.
Different DJs started embellishing what they were saying.
During the Swing era, many soloists improvised "by ear" by embellishing the melody with ornaments and passing notes.
Embellishing older exploits and adding some of his own, Laughead's revamped Paul Bunyan did not stay faithful to the original folktales.
Embellishing the User Interface The ability to change the graphical interface that the user uses to interact with the document.
Hamlet interrupts himself, vocalising either disgust or agreement with himself, and embellishing his own words.
Its syllable was homophonous with the verb meaning "to come", and the character is used for that verb as a result, without any embellishing "meaning" element attached.
Common combinations with embellishing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- embellishing the 6×
- embellishing his 4×
- of embellishing 3×
- embellishing it 2×
- and embellishing 2×