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• Join the two pieces of twine above the pan, and add more craft beads for decoration.
  — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 23 Apr. 2023
• Add more craft beads on top, for decoration, then tie a loop in the top of the twine for hanging.
  — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 23 Apr. 2023
• Break these eggs on the floor for decoration or on your friend's head for fun.
  — Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 13 Feb. 2023
• The one-piece was in a light brown textured fabric, with buckles for decoration on the straps.
  — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 8 July 2023
• All the walls were painted the same dull white, and there were only a few tatty posters for decoration.
  — Alex Marshall, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2022
• Kristin Schoonveld drew the letters, and Sarah Strouse lined them and readied them for decoration.
  — Kelly Wilkinson, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Feb. 2023
• The sugar will bake into the dough for decoration, so the cookies need no icing.
  — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2023
• When filming ended, Bettany took the stand-in with him — not for decoration, but to scare the people who come to visit him.
  — Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com, 14 Apr. 2022
• Pick out pumpkins for each other to carve, and don't forget to bring home a few extras to display for decoration.
  — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 14 June 2023
• Dish Towel $16 at Uncommon Goods While it can be used in a pinch, this dish towel is more for decoration.
  — Amanda Garrity, goodhousekeeping.com, 20 Apr. 2023
• Wrap colorful twine below each point for decoration, leaving extra at the top point to tie on a chair back.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 6 June 2022
• This is a larger candle that sits nicely on a coffee table to take up space for decoration.
  — Tim Kohut, BGR, 26 May 2021
• With less room for decoration, the materials have to work extra hard.
  — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 12 Jan. 2023
• Pack the cooled pastry shell with raspberries, saving a few for decoration.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 21 Sep. 2020
• Rather, Hargins has designed an urban farm just big enough to fit in a front yard, real estate most people use for decoration.
  — Donovan X. Ramsey Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2021
• The contrasting colors in the mix offer an upscale look for your potted plants as well, so there’s no need for an extra top dressing for decoration.
  — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2022
• There’s also a prominent 16-inch fan jutting out the rear that isn’t just there for decoration but helps cool the engine and improves aerodynamics.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2021
• No real harm — just an indication that the piece was made for decoration in a modest home and was not designed or intended to be finely done or superbly finished.
  — Helaine Fendelman and Joe Rosson, Star Tribune, 27 July 2021
• As a final touch the skin was rubbed with charcoal ash—apparently to keep the avenging soul from escaping—and sometimes beads, feathers, or other adornments were added for decoration.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 Dec. 2022
• Which means for decoration, the ancient Maya used mercury-containing powder and cinnabar for patios, floor areas, walls and ceramics.
  — Erin Berge, Discover Magazine, 23 Sep. 2022
• This book includes instructions for making eight classic models, along with scissors and crayons for decoration.
  — Good Housekeeping, 18 Nov. 2022
• Slim logs, whether for burning or just for decoration, are conveniently resting right next to the fireplace in an antique carrier in this eclectic living room designed by Philip Mitchell.
  — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 6 Oct. 2022
• Among smaller theropods, under 80 pounds, this predilection for decoration is notably absent.
  — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 28 Sep. 2016
• Pick through mandarins and reserve prettiest halves for decoration.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Nov. 2021
• In Mumbai, a talent for decoration, for the possibility of making things, and changing whatever little one has for the better are collective qualities that have been long-forgotten in parts of the West.
  — Sarah Mower, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2023
• Jenkins noted the lighthouse gets decorated for the holidays, while its single bulb automatically switches on at sunset, though that’s strictly for decoration.
  — René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 7 July 2022

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024