How to Use ornate in a Sentence

ornate

adjective

• She doesn't like ornate jewelry.
• There are shots with epic sweep and downtime moments that are casually ornate.
  — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2022
• The traditional finery is ornate and the souvenir cuckoo clocks even more so.
  — Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ, 17 June 2022
• The plot grows increasingly ornate, weighed down by Paul’s obsession with fame.
  — Hamilton Cain, Washington Post, 12 July 2022
• The two kings used to bear large crosses on their heads, but somewhere along the way they were decapitated, and now look like slightly taller and less ornate queens.
  — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 13 July 2022
• Total Request Live, when the pop star wore her hair in full, brunette shoulder-length curls and accessorized with ornate gold hoop earrings.
  — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 14 June 2022
• The ornate catholic church was built in the late 18th century, by and for enslaved Africans, who were excluded from other churches at the time.
  — Essence, 10 Oct. 2024
• The Grand Place is a stunning central square known for its ornate architecture and historical significance.
  — Eli Amdur, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
• Browne and Bolton’s taste in décor is a mix of the ornate and the severe.
  — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
• Mix up the types of frames, from gold and ornate to simple and sleek.
  — Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2024
• An ornate wooden mirror, 10 feet high or more, stands at the front of the room.
  — Dodai Stewart, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2022
• The same ornate designs are often found on the cuffs of Yup’ik boots — or piluguq — and around the wrist cuffs or bottom hem of parkas.
  — Emily Schwing, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2023
• The throne room is more than 130 feet long, with ornate gilded moldings.
  — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2023
• The ornate mesh that spans the length of the dashboard and conceals the HVAC vents also gets exclusive red trim.
  — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 14 Aug. 2023
• Tran rejoined the group date in an orange long-sleeve dress with an ornate cutout.
  — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 30 July 2024
• The ornate vintage designs on the brand’s famed packaging spoke to her, as did the scents.
  — Jessamine Chan, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
• An ornate cane that might’ve been a distinguished prop for a rapper in the Nineties was used as a crutch.
  — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2024
• The actress pulled her hair back in an ornate ponytail, which ran down her back.
  — Julia Teti, WWD, 23 July 2024
• Find anything from a retro leather jacket to a box of ornate buttons.
  — Vogue, 9 Jan. 2023
• The ornate wedding cake that was Monte Carlo coming alight in the blue wash of May twilight.
  — Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2023
• The festival is now in its 43rd year at the church, which is one of Detroit's oldest and most ornate.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 8 Aug. 2024
• And at the center of the spread stood an ornate Seder plate decorated with scenes from the Passover story.
  — Aliza Abarbanel, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2023
• So go ahead and pair a bed frame with sharp lines and angles with a bench that shows off some ornate wood carving.
  — Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2024
• The princess accessorized the look with a pair of ornate earrings, while wearing her hair in loose curls.
  — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Dec. 2022
• But don’t forget the ornate details of the Gothic style, Goerzen warns.
  — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2024
• The 2,000-year-old still life features an ornate goblet of wine, fruit and other items in front of a black background.
  — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 June 2023
• There was no belt, no ornate jewelry: the necktie was the focal point.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2023
• An ornate, enormous chocolate cake with white-pearl sprinkles — made from scratch — sits in the fridge.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2023
• But the overall effect is so ornate that movies seem almost beside the point.
  — Maria L. La Ganga, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
• The residence itself feels tastefully ornate, definitely not for minimalists.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 26 Oct 2024