embellishment
noun
em·bel·lish·ment
im-ˈbe-lish-mənt 
Examples of embellishment in a Sentence
a colorful mobile is just the embellishment that the soon-to-be nursery needs
the actor's penchant for embellishment suggests that his memoirs would be more appropriately shelved in the fiction section
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The range of use of sequins during the 78th Cannes Film Festival this year has proved that this embellishment remains interesting, innovative, and at the forefront of a fashion revolution gracing the red carpet.
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Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
These straps are studded with crystal embellishments.
—Mikelle Street, Footwear News, 26 May 2025
One significant embellishment to Shattuck’s short story is a detour to Malaga Island, where the state governor is making plans to evict an interracial community of former slaves and poor immigrants.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
Wilson had already been called for embellishment earlier in the series.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
These straps are studded with crystal embellishments.
—Mikelle Street, Footwear News, 26 May 2025
One significant embellishment to Shattuck’s short story is a detour to Malaga Island, where the state governor is making plans to evict an interracial community of former slaves and poor immigrants.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
Wilson had already been called for embellishment earlier in the series.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for embellishment
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“Embellishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embellishment. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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