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.
  • 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
  • In the background, homemade drawings and decorations could be seen around the house.
    Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Rangoli is an art decoration drawn on the floor or the entrances of homes, and it's thought to bring good luck and prosperity to the house and guests.
    Woman's Day, 30 Jan. 2023
  • And then there's the belt, which serves no other purpose than pure decoration.
    Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2023
  • There are so many decorations that end up in landfills.
    Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 10 May 2024
  • The sculpture of a head on the bench at right is by Ernesto Canto da Maya, and the wall sculpture above the mantel is a 16th-century naval decoration.
    Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor, 29 Dec. 2022
  • One of his favorite rooms in the house, Blanco says, is his stone white kitchen, full of cookbooks and eclectic decorations.
    Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
  • Deck your front door in one of our pretty spring wreaths or eye-catching decorations.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 May 2024
  • Most of that, of course, is on gifts, but decorations make up a notable percentage.
    Bychris Morris, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
  • The home, which features a blue Marlin decoration on the front porch, is in a complex with a communal pool, a tennis court and a gym.
    Fox News, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Scatter a few orange slices on the runner and the board for color, flavor, and decoration.
    Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Up and down the couple’s street were a smattering of yard signs, evenly split between Harris and Trump and interspersed with Halloween decorations.
    Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2024
  • With temperatures dropping, leaves changing color and spooky decorations on nearly every block — fall is in full effect in Michigan.
    Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 29 Oct. 2024

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