How to Use decorate in a Sentence

decorate

verb
  • I decorated my apartment in dark colors.
  • I always enjoy decorating the Christmas tree.
  • Use them to decorate your kid's room or store them away and pull them out for your next party.
    Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 30 Sep. 2022
  • May its colorful lights and ornaments call us to decorate with love our home and our world.
    Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Try German-style märzen, kolsch, and hefeweizen beers in liter or half-liter steins and decorate a pumpkin.
    Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Spider web decor is inexpensive and easy to decorate with.
    Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Pick up a pack of blank red greeting cards with envelopes ($3, Joann) and decorate them with paper hearts and glue.
    Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Plus, the Great Pumpkin craft add-on lets guests stick around and decorate their own pumpkins for $15.
    Megha McSwain, Chron, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Szajkovics is a part of an online forum of people who decorate their houses for the holidays.
    Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2022
  • There will be a craft activity area in the open-air shopping center with buckets for kids to decorate for trick-or-treating.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Prepare by ordering white shirts (or any other white cotton item) and have guests decorate each item with colorful dye.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Attendees can decorate mini pumpkins and can guess the weight of a giant pumpkin for a chance at a $50 prize.
    Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Apply to construction or craft paper, or let little ones decorate pumpkins with their creations.
    Carly Breit, Country Living, 22 Sep. 2022
  • The style gets its name from the horizontal, vertical and x-crossed beams that decorate the exterior.
    Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Local chapters of the company will decorate your entire lawn with dozens of bright letters and signs with packages that start at $80.
    Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Check the Thrift Store Emily's tip for saving money while decorating for the holidays?
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The hoisting contest is standard at Redlight, of course, and with ginger cookies for the kids to decorate — also family friendly.
    Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2022
  • To celebrate, followers make a small replica of the mountain (often using cow dung) and decorate it with flowers before worshiping it.
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 22 Oct. 2022
  • Spoon the glaze over the cake, then decorate with the sprinkles.
    Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Dip and decorate the cake balls up to three days in advance.
    Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2023
  • That’s because Cho wants to bring in artwork from around the world to decorate her space.
    Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024
  • So decorate the house in purple, green, and gold, and laissez les bons temps rouler!
    Cheryl Slocum, Country Living, 20 Jan. 2023
  • But the concept is much more than just a home decorating cliché.
    Stacey Colino, Washington Post, 2 June 2023
  • In her living room, lemons decorate the Christmas tree and a garland sits on the all-white counter.
    Sofia Quintero, ELLE Decor, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Sports fan or not, one of the best ways to get into the game day spirit is to decorate for the occasion.
    Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Who doesn’t like all of these fancy homes in L.A., how they’re decorated, and all of the fun stuff that goes into that?
    Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2023
  • Then there's decorating your house, your car and the fam, and, of course, taking the kiddos trick-or-treating.
    Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Tiny faux spiders decorate the edges of this fun craft.
    Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 9 Aug. 2023
  • It’s decorated with shiny red faux berries that would bring a festive feel to any room.
    Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The city’s annual Festival of Trees decorating competition, known for putting local artists on the map, may be just the answer!
    EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024

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