adorned; adorning; adorns
1
: to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects
adorned the wall with her paintings
2
: to enliven or decorate as if with ornaments
people of fashion who adorned the Court
Synonyms
Examples of adorn in a Sentence
Her paintings adorn the walls.
the Sultan's tent was richly adorned with thick tapestries and gleaming gold candlesticks
Recent Examples on the Web
The delicate, lace-like pattern adorning the entirety of the sweater adds a touch of femininity to any outfit, while the fuzzy texture will feel gentle against the skin — even after a full day of wearing it.
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2024
After Sunday's win put his team in the Final Four, Burns and two of his teammates walked into the post-game press conference, each bearing a smile and a Final Four hat adorned with the traditional souvenir — a little piece of basketball net, tied around the snap.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
An archway of blue and white balloons adorned the entrance of an otherwise unremarkable office building in San Jose this week, marking the grand opening of a new high-tech laboratory for Kaiser Permanente Northern California, which serves 4.5 million people in the region.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
Names adorned the backs of jerseys for the first time anyone who had been around the program for decades could remember.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Image Image The table: As is traditional for outdoor oyster roasts, the guests ate standing — around an old wooden table covered in brown craft paper and adorned with rockweed that Brazilian, Broadwater and Dickson Millhiser had gathered from the beach.
—Vanessa Golembewski, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
The spread of White Christian nationalism has flooded social media feeds with images of the traditional White Jesus, sometimes adorned with a red MAGA hat.
—John Blake, CNN, 31 Mar. 2024
Its oversized subdials have the exotic-dial look, but the watch’s face is otherwise adorned with only the Rolex coronet and Rolex wordmark.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2024
Scenic designer Neil Patel never adorns the blunt, oblong Perelman Performing Arts Center stage with more than a simple desk and a chair or two.
—Brittani Samuel, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2024
After Sunday's win put his team in the Final Four, Burns and two of his teammates walked into the post-game press conference, each bearing a smile and a Final Four hat adorned with the traditional souvenir — a little piece of basketball net, tied around the snap.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
An archway of blue and white balloons adorned the entrance of an otherwise unremarkable office building in San Jose this week, marking the grand opening of a new high-tech laboratory for Kaiser Permanente Northern California, which serves 4.5 million people in the region.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
Names adorned the backs of jerseys for the first time anyone who had been around the program for decades could remember.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Image Image The table: As is traditional for outdoor oyster roasts, the guests ate standing — around an old wooden table covered in brown craft paper and adorned with rockweed that Brazilian, Broadwater and Dickson Millhiser had gathered from the beach.
—Vanessa Golembewski, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
The spread of White Christian nationalism has flooded social media feeds with images of the traditional White Jesus, sometimes adorned with a red MAGA hat.
—John Blake, CNN, 31 Mar. 2024
Its oversized subdials have the exotic-dial look, but the watch’s face is otherwise adorned with only the Rolex coronet and Rolex wordmark.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2024
Scenic designer Neil Patel never adorns the blunt, oblong Perelman Performing Arts Center stage with more than a simple desk and a chair or two.
—Brittani Samuel, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Adorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adorn. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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: to enhance the appearance of with ornaments
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