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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Denim with volume, embellishments and vintage washes dominated the Fall/Winter 2026-2027 collections presented at Paris Fashion Week Men’s.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Feb. 2026
The shoes retail for $1,910, and the brand offers the shoes in the Barbie pink version, with flirty, vibrant pink embellishments.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 9 Feb. 2026
Sort crayons, sequins, pom-poms, buttons, googly eyes, markers, beads, and other embellishments into the jars.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
Keïta and his studio fostered the embellishment of style and persona, the pleasure and play of fashioning a look and of desiring to be looked at.
—Zoë Hopkins, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Feb. 2026
The shoes retail for $1,910, and the brand offers the shoes in the Barbie pink version, with flirty, vibrant pink embellishments.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 9 Feb. 2026
Sort crayons, sequins, pom-poms, buttons, googly eyes, markers, beads, and other embellishments into the jars.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
Keïta and his studio fostered the embellishment of style and persona, the pleasure and play of fashioning a look and of desiring to be looked at.
—Zoë Hopkins, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
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 15 Feb. 2026.
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