How to Use ornate in a Sentence

ornate

adjective
Definition of ornatenext
Synonyms for ornatenext
  • She doesn't like ornate jewelry.
  • 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
  • As Monarch, the Queen delivers the speech from the ornate Sovereign's Throne.
    — Phil Boucher, PEOPLE.com, 10 May 2022
  • 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 chapel contained an ornate mural with gilded wooden carvings at one end of the chapel, which Maguire said was built in the mid-1800s.
    — Caroline Brew, Variety, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Strangio will present the arguments for these plaintiffs at the lectern in the ornate courtroom.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
  • With ornate window displays and high towers, the busy street comes to life and gives you a taste of the buzz that makes NYC so addicting.
    — Kyler Alvord, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 July 2023
  • The curtains are made with rich, silky fabrics, with a pattern that accents the small touches of ornate decor.
    — Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The camera points through an ornate fence before a whooshing sound tears through the night and a large fireball plumes in the middle distance.
    — Anna Schecter, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Big, ornate stoves, which servants fed from behind, heated the rooms.
    — Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The jacket featured an ornate pattern, with shades of gray, black and blue included throughout the piece.
    — Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024

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