How to Use for decoration in a Sentence
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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
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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
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Break these eggs on the floor for decoration or on your friend's head for fun.
—Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 13 Feb. 2023
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The one-piece was in a light brown textured fabric, with buckles for decoration on the straps.
—Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 8 July 2023
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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
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Kristin Schoonveld drew the letters, and Sarah Strouse lined them and readied them for decoration.
—Kelly Wilkinson, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Feb. 2023
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The sugar will bake into the dough for decoration, so the cookies need no icing.
—Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2023
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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
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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
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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
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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
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This is a larger candle that sits nicely on a coffee table to take up space for decoration.
—Tim Kohut, BGR, 26 May 2021
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With less room for decoration, the materials have to work extra hard.
—Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 12 Jan. 2023
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Pack the cooled pastry shell with raspberries, saving a few for decoration.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 21 Sep. 2020
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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This book includes instructions for making eight classic models, along with scissors and crayons for decoration.
—Good Housekeeping, 18 Nov. 2022
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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
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Among smaller theropods, under 80 pounds, this predilection for decoration is notably absent.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 28 Sep. 2016
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Pick through mandarins and reserve prettiest halves for decoration.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Nov. 2021
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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
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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
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