Decorative

//ˈdɛk.ə.ɹə.tɪv//

"Decorative" in a Sentence (14 examples)

Do up the box with decorative tape.

Women are a decorative sex. They never have anything to say, but they say it charmingly.

It's a very decorative plant.

Tessellations have been used to create decorative motifs in both textiles and architecture since ancient times.

Today Mary is wearing elegant decorative glasses.

To spice up the design, he added some decorative shapes with a dingbat font.

Rosemaling is a style of decorative painting developed in Norway.

Yanni bought decorative light switches.

These decorative light switches are really beautiful.

There was a decorative pilaster to either side of the building's entrance.

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Elegant brick and stone buildings, with iron and glass canopies and decorative wooden scalloping and fencing—all evidencing care on the part of the architect to produce a pleasing, well-planned building—were submerged beneath a profusion of ill-conceived additions and camouflaged by vulgar paint schemes; and the original conception was lost.

The parsnip, stilton and chestnut combination may taste good, but it's not terribly decorative. In fact, dull's the word, a lingering adjectival ghost of nut roasts past that I'm keen to banish from the table.

And I’ll be honest. I’ll be honest, seeing stories like that is enough to make me glad that the Queen of England is mostly decorative now. In fact, the most relevant thing she’s done recently was announced that this week, she’s going to visit the Game of Thrones set.

Analysts said the company’s results were in line, but noted that organic growth at the decoratives business was slightly weaker than expected.

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