How to Use decorate in a Sentence

decorate

verb

• I decorated my apartment in dark colors.
• I always enjoy decorating the Christmas tree.
• But Chao and Yu didn’t just decorate this set with jokey decor.
  — Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Aug. 2022
• Lights aren't the only way to decorate your home for Christmas, of course.
  — Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day, 5 Aug. 2022
• The skirt is made of satin in bright colors and the figures of peaks that decorate it are called grecas; each one is made from a pleated ribbon and guipure lace.
  — Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2022
• Add crushed ice to fill and decorate the top with two to three dashes of Angostura Bitters.
  — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 30 July 2022
• Once all are covered in the candy, decorate with sprinkles or cookie crumbles while the coating is wet by making the cake pops stand upright.
  — Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY, 20 July 2022
• Bake some Thanksgiving shape cookies and have the kids decorate them, get grandma in on rolling out the pie dough, or enlist a few cousins to frost a cake.
  — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 10 Aug. 2022
• Place cookie, frosted side up, on a wire rack, and immediately decorate with sparkling sugar and sprinkles.
  — People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 31 July 2022
• Black and blue bows still decorate poles along the highway that connects Pikeville to Allen to honor the three men and K-9 who died.
  — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 Aug. 2022
• Visitors come decked out in costumes, decorate campsites and enjoy trick-or-treating, hay rides, pumpkin carving and contests.
  — Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 10 Aug. 2022
• Every Christmas, the family decorated a tree with apples, as was the German custom.
  — Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
• Although mantel size is based loosely on the size of the fireplace, a typical mantel gives you about 5 feet of space to decorate with seasonal candles, pumpkins, wreaths, and so much more.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 9 Aug. 2022
• Some women helped decorate the house and assemble a balloon display and another brought her horse from Oxford, Mississippi, to give the kids pony rides at the party.
  — Sara Smart, CNN, 17 July 2022
• But despite being the color-equivalent to a modern-day security blanket, purple has the reputation of being a tricky color to decorate with.
  — Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor, 19 July 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
• 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
• 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
• Plus, the Great Pumpkin craft add-on lets guests stick around and decorate their own pumpkins for $15.
  — Megha McSwain, Chron, 10 Oct. 2022
• Learn how to decorate with sage green using tips from the experts.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2022
• 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
• 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
• Legend and Teigen like to keep things very festive for their little ones, and that includes tree decorating and a visit from Santa.
  — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 20 Nov. 2024
• That allows owners to decorate the tree with hanging ornaments.
  — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Dec 2024