How to Use cornice in a Sentence

cornice

noun
  • But putting one boot in front of the other to get to that cornice?
    — Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Stay west of the high points and beware the cornices on the ridge’s east side.
    — Matt Johanson, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2017
  • In the lower right corner of the frame, there’s a cornice.
    — Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Test a new color on the wall from the skirting to the cornice — all painted out.
    — David Walters, The Cut, 31 Oct. 2017
  • While some might say adding a cornice is already thinking outside of the box, why stop there?
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
  • The same is true of curtain cornices and fabric headboards.
    — Sunshine Flint, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Falling cornices of buildings also struck and killed many more.
    — Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Gailani took top honors for her design of draperies, valances and cornices for a kitchen and breakfast area.
    — Michelle Mullins, Naperville Sun, 20 Apr. 2018
  • The finished pizza should have a thin crust with a puffy cornice around the edges, spotted with charring.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The ornate cornice on the top of the building also collapsed.
    — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Another kind of avalanche occurs when wind creates a cornice of snow that hangs over a ridge or the edge of a steep slope.
    — ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Cast iron that frames windows and cornices has been pressed into scrolled ferns and sunbursts and animal heads.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Not to mention, the fabric costs for a cornice headboard can be expensive.
    — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The lime-green paint that accents the zigzagging cornice remains, faded but intact.
    — John King, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Nov. 2021
  • Vines cling to the red brick of the former corner store; a cornice hangs precariously from the roof.
    — Ian Duncan, baltimoresun.com, 12 Aug. 2017
  • The sculpted limestone cornice was retrofitted to serve as a retaining wall so cars could be parked on the roof.
    — Inga Saffron, Philly.com, 13 Feb. 2018
  • The cornice of a hotel came down in the southern tourist city of Oaxaca, a witness said.
    — Frank Jack Daniel, Alaska Dispatch News, 8 Sep. 2017
  • The apartment had high ceilings, Nero marble mantels, egg-and-dart cornices.
    — Richard Kramer, ELLE Decor, 2 June 2016
  • Another tower, a mansard roof and a stone cornice were also later taken off.
    — Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Nov. 2021
  • The work includes restoring the façade, windows and rebuilding a cornice.
    — Eric Heisig, cleveland, 26 Mar. 2021
  • The distinctive copper cornice and bay window are a nod to Whyte’s business.
    — Kathy Orton, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2022
  • The cornice of a hotel collapsed in the southern tourist city of Oaxaca, a witness said.
    — Reuters, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2017
  • Unfortunately, someone had roofed over this skylight and painted the walls bright red from the cornice down and white above.
    — Douglas Brenner, House Beautiful, 27 Feb. 2014
  • Seminarium is still carved into a cornice above the main entrance.
    — Jay Cheshes, WSJ, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Its facade has limestone carvings, a copper cornice, and Doric columns.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2017
  • The names of Hebrew prophets, scholars and sages are etched in the terra cotta cornice that runs along the top of the building, just below the roof.
    — Peter Krouse, cleveland, 27 Feb. 2021
  • Persistent slabs are one of nine types of avalanches, which include storm slab, deep persistent slab, wet slab, wet loose, dry loose, cornice fall and glide avalanche.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The green cornice crowning the roofline had begun to fade, while layers of black paint and tattered posters peeled from the building’s exterior.
    — Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The living room features a Greek pattern etched into the cornice that runs to the elliptical bay in the center of the room.
    — Eric Piasecki, Town & Country, 3 Feb. 2022
  • The enchanting fragrance is enclosed in a matte glass bottle and topped with a golden cap shaped like an Italian cornice.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Dec. 2022

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