How to Use unadorned in a Sentence

unadorned

adjective
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  • The room is unadorned and very plain.
  • The turnip was served unadorned next to two slices of steamed and grilled duck.
    — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Waists were cinched, and hair worn straight, unadorned.
    — Colleen Barry, Star Tribune, 24 Sep. 2020
  • Even the simple, unadorned dreams — far from the drama of the ICU — seem poignant right now.
    — Gillian Flaccus, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Apr. 2020
  • In unadorned prose, Nourai sketches the boundless length and depth of a son’s love.
    — Longreads, 26 July 2024
  • Across the city, some rims jut out into space unadorned with twine.
    — David Waldstein, New York Times, 15 July 2021
  • The rum drinks at Obispo were simple and unadorned, with nary a mai tai in sight.
    — Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 9 Sep. 2020
  • The coating is more pale then golden but still crisp and the bun is soft, fresh and unadorned by sesame seeds.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The unadorned top was a layer of pasta brushed with olive oil that turned golden and crisp in the oven; the wild meat was gamey and smoky.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2021
  • This unadorned room offers none of the usual amenities of a rest stop.
    — Thallman, oregonlive, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The graves are marked by unadorned metal pipe crosses — but bear no names.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, miamiherald, 11 July 2018
  • But even unadorned, the earthy flavors of the lentils combined with those sweet golden onions will shine bright.
    — Melissa Clark, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2020
  • But a dish as unadorned as this can only be only as good as the corn itself.
    — Bee Wilson, WSJ, 6 Aug. 2022
  • Freshly caught whitefish, pike and more are grilled and unadorned.
    — Diane Daniel, Washington Post, 24 June 2022
  • In this unadorned room in Florence, there is no pressure.
    — David Lyman, Cincinnati.com, 25 Aug. 2017
  • In stark contrast to the scene above is René’s unadorned account of the late Mrs. Golden, the spectral presence in the novel.
    — Nina Martyris, Slate Magazine, 21 Sep. 2017
  • Or there is plenty to enjoy about plain, unadorned farmer’s cheese.
    — Daniel Neman, Twin Cities, 31 July 2019
  • The new silhouette of Charles on the latest stamps also shows his head unadorned.
    — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The unadorned version that came with a very respectable burger had good flavor and no hint of grease.
    — Tim Smith, baltimoresun.com, 14 June 2018
  • The conceit of seeing the show through the eyes of the bartender means the actors get to do their mugging and monologuing up close and unadorned.
    — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 10 Dec. 2020
  • For those who love the refreshing taste of unadorned lobster, the lobster roll from this grandstand stall will do the trick.
    — Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 14 May 2021
  • Three whole wings sit unadorned in a clamshell container.
    — Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2022
  • First, the ancient Romans preferred the aesthetics of brick to the gray slab of unadorned concrete.
    — Jonathan Schifman, Popular Mechanics, 12 Oct. 2017
  • In West Adams, unadorned barriers of iron bars and chain link formed an uneven wall along the sidewalk.
    — Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2024
  • The building is everything the Frick manse is not: squat and boxy, imposing and unadorned.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2021
  • When the show kicked off, there were only about 3,000 in attendance, standing in the rain and an unadorned, ankle-deep field of mud.
    — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Apr. 2022
  • Top simply with a little soy sauce, sesame oil and sliced scallions, or enjoy it unadorned with white rice on the side.
    — Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 July 2021
  • In addition to its clean lines and unadorned white facade, the home was unusual for the 1930s in that its garage faced the street and its living room was at the back of the home.
    — Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
  • In addition to its clean lines and unadorned white facade, the home was unusual for the 1930s in that its garage faced the street and its living room was at the back of the home.
    — Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, kansascity, 11 Dec. 2017
  • The sides of these buildings are often just unadorned, straight-up concrete block, visible from the street.
    — Lee Bey, Chicago Reader, 21 Dec. 2017

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