How to Use centerpiece in a Sentence

centerpiece

noun
  • 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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