How to Use ornate in a Sentence

ornate

adjective
  • 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
  • The most ornate baskets take at least a week, and a bassinet can be months in the making.
    — Nafeesah Allen, House Beautiful, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Crop served brunch as well as dinner in the ornate space.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 27 Apr. 2021
  • An ornate wooden mirror, 10 feet high or more, stands at the front of the room.
    — Dodai Stewart, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Out front was a strange wrought-iron structure—an ornate crate on a chest-high post.
    — Atul Gawande, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2021
  • One set of photos shows us outside the ornate gates of the Palace of Versailles near Paris.
    — Tom Margenau, Dallas News, 22 Nov. 2020
  • 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
  • Drinkers leave beer cans and wine bottles on the steps of the eternal city’s baroque churches and ornate palazzi.
    — Giovanni Legorano, WSJ, 24 Jan. 2022
  • One of the photos shows three heads hung above an ornate fireplace.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 5 Oct. 2021
  • One of the photos shows three heads hung above an ornate fireplace.
    — Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2021
  • 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
  • The heart is fairly plain, though a little less antique and more ornate than the one Rashid showed us.
    — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022
  • 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
  • There was an ornate dresser too large for the apartment, and a small sofa.
    — John Beck, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • The approach to the stage was piled with ornate memorial wreaths and displays.
    — Michael E. Ruane, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Nov. 2021
  • 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
  • Kings and queens adorned their palaces with ornate portraits and sculptures.
    — Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2025
  • 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
  • Throughout his papacy, Pope Francis tried to strip away the more ornate aspects of the role, trying to keep a little of the ordinary even in his very extraordinary job.
    — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The ornate white gold cross is inlaid with rose-cut diamonds and a large central ruby cabochon, while the 78.5 cm chain features emerald beads, briolette-, square-, and rose-cut diamonds, along with five ruby cabochons.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 19 May 2025

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