How to Use fretwork in a Sentence

fretwork

noun

• The sound of tires rolling over tarmac isn’t just the rare force known to diminish the power of Tom Shulz’s fretwork.
  — Nick Stockton, WIRED, 5 June 2019
• Client’s own, modified with finials and fretwork from O’verlays.
  — Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 25 Aug. 2021
• The solid banana-fiber shade, laid over copper wire, contrasts nicely with the airy bookshelf and the chair back’s open fretwork.
  — Kelly Michèle Guerotto, WSJ, 5 Apr. 2018
• Straw marquetry covered the walls, wood fretwork was painted to look like white enamel, and the air was filled with the aroma of sandalwood incense.
  — Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2018
• Gingerbread fretwork gives it a quaint charm, as does the rustic wall of native stone, speckled with seashells, that surrounds the property.
  — Roxana Popescu, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2020
• Eddie played with exuberance, with ease, with feel, things that seemed to be missing from his wannabe rivals’ robotic fretwork.
  — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 7 Oct. 2020
• Jones’ fretwork is crucial to Tool’s sound, brilliantly connecting the sonic threads between prog, psychedelia, heavy metal, and post-grunge.
  — Spin Staff, SPIN, 6 Sep. 2022
• Beyond the sitting room are the remains of a wood frame with fretwork, dividing what would have been the shop from the rear living area, and a vestibule with a replica of the original staircase and tall, louvered doors that open to the courtyard.
  — New York Times, 15 Apr. 2020
• But it is used for concerts and is positioned between floor-to-ceiling windows adorn with Wright’s geometric wood fretwork.
  — oregonlive, 12 Sep. 2019
• The design for Audley Square Redevelopment will bring porticos and balconies to the façade of the building, plus sculptural balustrades and ornate fretwork.
  — Amy Dobson, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2021
• This bench—crafted from Himalayan sheesham wood—is antique-looking in the best of ways, with a beautiful fretwork patterning on the back panel and a slightly distressed finish.
  — Madison Durham, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2020
• There are photos of him at the iconic Mamounia Hotel in Marrakech, dressed as colorfully as the geometric tile and fretwork that dance up columns and decorate doors.
  — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2018
• There's a colossal Doric portico, grand center hall and staircase, intricate fireplace surrounds, fretwork, original trim above the doors and windows, and pocket doors.
  — Elizabeth Finkelstein, Country Living, 3 Jan. 2018
• The red fretwork mirrors were salvaged from the property’s prior house before demolition.
  — Marni Elyse Katz, House Beautiful, 22 July 2021
• But for these goods, cost competes with craft, and work is hurried to meet buyers’ budgets and deadlines: delicate fretwork and subtle details are left out; complex traditional wood joinery is swapped for nails.
  — Atul Bhattarai, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 July 2017
• And its people—despite the language barrier and the elaborate and daunting fretwork of etiquette that accompanies even the smallest interactions—are no more or less opaque than any other.
  — Hanya Yanagihara, Town & Country, 8 Dec. 2017
• But while fiery fretwork has raised his national profile, the hyperprolific Twin Cities musician has nurtured a quieter, acoustic side.
  — Staff Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 6 Sep. 2020
• Lindsey Buckingham, the guitar virtuoso whose prolific songwriting and precision fretwork helped launch Fleetwood Mac into the rock stratosphere as one of the best-selling acts in history, is reportedly out of the group.
  — Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 10 Apr. 2018
• Tranquil colors, custom wallpaper and geometric wood fretwork, an ornamental element admired by Frank Lloyd Wright, contribute to the tasteful, high-end décor.
  — oregonlive, 11 Apr. 2021
• Inspired by the forceful fretwork of the pioneering bluegrass bandleader Jimmy Martin, Mr. Rice’s flatpicking was singularly nimble and expressive.
  — New York Times, 28 Dec. 2020

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024