How to Use centerpiece in a Sentence
centerpiece
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The planter is large enough to stand its own, and the gorgeous marigold centerpiece speaks to the color scheme throughout.
— Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 22 Nov. 2022 -
Or get crafty and let other table decorations like your centerpiece take center stage.
— Jennifer Carmichael, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Nov. 2022 -
And lifestyle, quality of life and behavior will be a centerpiece in terms of someone’s overall health and well being.
— Fortune Editors, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2022 -
With that role comes natural pressure for the chef preparing the holiday centerpiece.
— Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2022 -
Notes of berry and tangerine make this 3-wick candle a favorite centerpiece for a holiday spread or dinner table.
— Christina Shepherd McGuire, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2024 -
Place a few together as a centerpiece on the table, a bookshelf or a coffee table for an uncluttered yet festive holiday vibe.
— Kirby Adams, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2022 -
The centerpiece of the event is the iced toboggan chute, which shoots contestants out onto a quarter-mile long runoff on the frozen Hosmer Pond.
— Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2022 -
Overall, this is the best flameless candle to set in a nonworking fireplace, large lantern, or as a table centerpiece because of its oversized appearance.
— Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Nov. 2022 -
If your hostess can't help but sprinkle in fall-theme decor, gift them with a Thanksgiving centerpiece instead of the traditional floral arrangement.
— Medgina Saint-Elien, House Beautiful, 16 Nov. 2022 -
The 650-word personal statement, or essay, is a centerpiece of the common application.
— Norman Vanamee, Town & Country, 21 Nov. 2022 -
Then there’s the spa, in many ways the centerpiece of the hotel.
— Laura May Todd, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024 -
On There Will Be Blood, that was the centerpiece of the whole movie.
— Esther Zuckerman, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2024 -
And your goal is to build around a centerpiece with the right pieces.
— Shakeia Taylor, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2023 -
The price of the meal’s centerpiece should be a lot lower.
— Chris Morris, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2023 -
Eggnog has been the centerpiece at a great many of them.
— Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Dec. 2022 -
This Take 10 program is the centerpiece of the Headspace app.
— Will Palmer, Outside Online, 10 Dec. 2022 -
This year, as all years, the event took place in the Plaza's ballroom, where the table decor is the centerpiece of the night.
— Vogue, 26 Feb. 2024 -
The Arizona was the centerpiece of the carnage that morning.
— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024 -
Hang it on a door, on the wall, or place it on the dining room table as a centerpiece.
— Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2023 -
Stop at the viewing area to see Blackwater Falls, the centerpiece of the park.
— Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2023 -
But while boxing was the centerpiece, the Rumble in the Jungle was about more than just the fight.
— Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024 -
Free Press films have been a centerpiece of the Freep Film Festival for the past 10 years.
— Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press, 3 Mar. 2023 -
Bowles had hoped that FDR would make this the centerpiece of his 1944 campaign.
— Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 5 Sep. 2023 -
For much of the past two years, Caitlin Clark has been the centerpiece of the college basketball world.
— Kyle Hightower, Fortune, 13 May 2024 -
Judge Cohen agreed with the centerpiece of the defense case.
— Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2023 -
The starters were the centerpiece of GM Chris Young’s offseason work.
— Evan Grant, Dallas News, 25 Mar. 2023 -
The Modernism Week festival, which this year runs Feb. 15-25, is the centerpiece of the month’s events.
— Abigail Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2024 -
The centerpiece of the transaction is a drug called KarXT to treat schizophrenia.
— Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 22 Dec. 2023 -
While a whole bird might be the wow-factor centerpiece, humble casseroles will always be the star of the show in their own way.
— Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2024 -
Most importantly, the film and soundtrack contained a centerpiece song that lived up to its placement.
— Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
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