How to Use decoration in a Sentence

decoration

noun
  • The vase has a fancy decoration on one side.
  • He's a genius at home decoration.
  • He received a decoration from the President.
  • Check out a tutorial on how to craft this top tier decoration at flamingotoes.com.
    Hunter Boyce, ajc, 11 May 2022
  • And make sure to remove all tinsel, decorations, plastic bags, stands and lights.
    Shawna Chen, Axios, 1 Jan. 2025
  • These hanging paper stars in red, blue, and silver can easily work as a wall decoration or be hung on a door or even in a doorway.
    Brittney Morgan and Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 25 Apr. 2022
  • The all-white kitchen had been updated by the previous homeowner and did not need much decoration.
    Nafeesah Allen, House Beautiful, 25 Apr. 2022
  • This retro baseball poster will make a lovely bedroom, living room, or basement decoration.
    Katie Dupere and Vanessa Powell, Men's Health, 19 May 2022
  • Customers are asked to cut the tree into 5-foot pieces and remove all tinsel, decorations and tree stand before putting the tree out.
    Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • By late Monday morning, flags were at half-staff in this small downtown and the decorations were coming down—early.
    Grant Blankenship, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Reviewers loved its novel look, with many skipping the pool and using it is a decoration for parties instead.
    Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 19 May 2022
  • The piece features a deep V-neck with lace detailing, a matching lace belt decoration, and buttons down the torso.
    Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 May 2022
  • The developer clearly sees the art only as empty decoration.
    Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2022
  • Each shopper is expected to spend an average of $902 across gifts, food, decorations and other seasonal items.
    Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Step one was to strip down Italianate features, including elaborate moldings, lavish decoration, and cast stone on the exterior.
    Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 May 2022
  • The decorations Just give in to the kitsch of the holiday season.
    Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2023
  • The decoration of both the dial and movement on the new pieces are pure Breguet.
    Carol Besler, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Some decorations — flags, porch buntings and more — can be reused for years to come.
    Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 3 July 2024
  • When opened, there's space on the wall above the bed for a painting or decoration to act as a headboard.
    Zoë Hannah, Popular Mechanics, 13 Jan. 2023
  • All of these Halloween decorations moved and moaned and pulsed with light.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The suspects and the spoon — a roughly 15-foot metal decoration that had been fixed to the front of the Dairy Queen — remained at large.
    Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Then all there's left to do is to let the little ones get creative with the festive decorations.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2023
  • This is an easy Christmas decoration to make in a pinch.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Bring on the red, white, and blue with these festive Fourth of July decorations!
    Kit Selzer, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Mar. 2024
  • One person gets the cakes ready for the machine, a second runs the machine, and the third puts on the sprinkles and decoration, and puts the cakes in boxes.
    Heather L. King, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Red, white, and blue outdoor decorations are a must-have for summer, and this one is so easy.
    Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Mar. 2024
  • This obvious decoration adorns the south wall of the gallery.
    Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 27 May 2024
  • Tariku, for instance, had just two weeks to build, pack and ship a dozen raw stools that the set decoration crew painted black on-site.
    Christina Sturdivant Sani, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
  • For the venue, bartender, fees, linens, table decorations, etc., my share comes to more than $900.
    Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 23 July 2023
  • Chris decides to buy the largest decoration there: a grand carousel tree that features, on each of a dozen levels, the Twelve Days of Christmas.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Dec. 2023

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