How to Use finial in a Sentence
finial
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String the wood finials onto the remaining rope at the top.
—Mallory Abreu, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
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Insert the rod in its brackets, screw on finials and let the curtain fall.
—Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 16 Oct. 2019
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Don't start with an 8-inch finial and get stuck with no stacking room for your fabric.
—Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 27 Feb. 2018
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Over the door a limestone balcony has a stone railing with balusters and finials.
—Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2020
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Drapery finials were turned into new door knobs for Parisian flair.
—Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 26 May 2023
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The racks were so tall in one corner that the finial of an ornate chandelier cleared it by inches.
—New York Times, 4 Mar. 2021
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Plant stands, stone finials, and fountains decorate green spaces that guests will want to get lost in.
—Michaela Bechler, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2018
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Wooden ceramic molds float on a kitchen wall, and bronze finials perch like cupcakes under a glass cake dome.
—Kathleen Hackett, ELLE Decor, 29 June 2010
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Inside the main lodge are carvings of bears and raccoons for banister finials, a bison head presiding from high up on the great room’s walls.
—Alec Scott, Sunset Magazine, 22 Jan. 2018
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The glass globes looked like fancy vases topped by a ventilator finial to keep oxygen feeding the flame inside.
—Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 14 July 2018
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With its unique shape and bold color, this glass finial makes a classic yet modern topper that'll give charm to any evergreen, faux or real.
—Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 30 Nov. 2022
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One finial, or spire top, plummeted hundreds of feet into a shrub below, while two others also broke off their spires.
—Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2021
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The glass finial appears to be original to the lamp, which was originally offered with a variety of parchment shades.
—oregonlive, 5 Apr. 2023
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There’s outdoor space aplenty: a walled backyard, a roof with views, and a front garden with an original ironwork fence whose finials mimic pinecones.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 21 Apr. 2023
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The President, the Vice President, and many federal agencies use an eagle finial.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2022
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Man Ray designed this set in 1920 to honor his close friend, with typically fanciful touches (the knight is a violin finial).
—Roberta Smith, Randy Kennedy and Ted Loos, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2016
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Callahan regards his work re-carving the old finial crafted by one of the cathedral’s early carvers as a valuable learning experience.
—Marjorie Hunt, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 July 2020
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Some stations’ wooden window frames are beveled, some roofs have finials, and some rounded arches are replaced with ever-so-slightly pointed arches.
—Peter Christensen, Smithsonian, 24 Apr. 2018
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Inspired by an antique architectural finial, this tree's silver topper is a nod to the Southern cottages and historic homes that dot our rural landscape.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2023
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Grandmother’s table has at least seven: a chamfered-corner marble top, palmette edge, carved arabesque apron, winged maiden supports, finial topped X-stretcher and paw feet.
—Jane Alexiadis, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2017
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There is, for instance, a twinkling chess set made entirely from crystal, and a thick crystal crescent that was later taken to Europe and incorporated into the finial of a priest’s chair.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 21 Mar. 2018
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The homeowner decided to resurrect the historic fence, which features finials modeled after a Catholic bishop's crozier.
—Sarah Bonnette, NOLA.com, 9 May 2018
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The Frozen tower, for instance, features an icy blue shingled roof reminiscent of Elsa’s magical powers and is topped with a three-dimensional snowflake finial.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Dec. 2020
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Today, Franklin’s lightning rods are known by many names: air terminals, finials, lightning conductors, or strike-termination devices among them.
—Robin Tricoles, The Atlantic, 31 Aug. 2017
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For such a long-unsolved case, the investigation is surprisingly active into the disappearance of the artworks, which include paintings, a Chinese vase and a 19th century finial of an eagle.
—Nina Siegal, Bloomberg.com, 20 June 2017
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There are doors and windows, architectural columns and decorative finials, balusters and spindles, as well as bins of hinges, drawer pulls and other hardware from whatever time period one desires.
—Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 4 May 2018
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The church, designed by local architect J.W. Gaddis, retains many of its original, ornate features, including limestone accents and decorative metal finials.
—USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2019
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On the Mulan tower, architectural elements like a cherry blossom motif, jade ornamentation, and crossed golden spears symbolize Mulan’s fearless warrior spirit—and the dragon Mushu playfully stands atop her tower, using her finial as a gong.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Dec. 2020
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