How to Use furnishing in a Sentence

furnishing

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  • That’s the goal of the entire room and the furnishings in it.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
  • All around were, to my eyes, the furnishings of a palace.
    — Cynthia Ozick, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
  • There's a story in the furnishings, the books, the pieces of art, and the artifacts in the room.
    — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The furnishings were also very much the style of the time, but with a modern twist.
    — Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor, 7 June 2019
  • The deck had termites and the carpet and furnishings were worn.
    — Hillary Davis, Daily Pilot, 17 Sep. 2019
  • The canyon height of the ceilings, anchored by heavy wood furnishings and stone floors.
    — Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
  • All the trends in home furnishings and decor can be found within the Amazon pages.
    — Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The furnishings were the same: bed, toilet and yoga mat.
    — Jason Pohl, ProPublica, 5 Nov. 2019
  • The store itself, with white walls and simple furnishing, looks as much like a gallery as a shop.
    — Alexander Freeling, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Better yet, the heavy, rustic furnishings can hold up to the perils of day-to-day life.
    — Robert Rufino, House Beautiful, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Sworn to do her bidding, Martin sets about the furnishing of his mind.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Clothing sales fell by 51% and those of home furnishings by 27%.
    — The Economist, 20 Apr. 2020
  • To complement the turquoise-blue ocean, there will be pastel blue furnishings and decor, and pale pink tones in the stonework.
    — Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Rigg used some of the background details of that scene — a vase, the peach and coral color palette of the room and furnishings — in the show’s set design.
    — Maya Phillips, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2023
  • But the New York replica will be outfitted with some of the Franks’ furnishings.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Wool is one of the most versatile and durable fibers for clothing and home furnishings.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
  • His will said his wife should keep their home near the Spanish Steps in Rome and its lavish furnishings.
    — Elizabeth A. Harris, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2019
  • The museum’s collection is an homage to the Gilded Age and the hobbies and furnishings of the time.
    — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Many of the furnishings and keepsakes were passed down to the owners from their families.
    — Janet Eastman, oregonlive, 22 Sep. 2019
  • In true Ford fashion, Leanne instantly gave the home a breath of life with white paint and white furnishings.
    — Selena Barrientos, House Beautiful, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Shopping for one-of-a-kind home furnishings doesn't get any better than that.
    — Monique Valeris, ELLE Decor, 14 Feb. 2019
  • About 50 rooms worth of furnishings can be found on display and purchased from the lobby.
    — Randy Tucker, Cincinnati.com, 30 Jan. 2020
  • The furnishings are gone, too, though the built-in dining table remains.
    — Mark Lamster, Dallas News, 12 July 2019
  • Grant sourced furnishings from Italy and France, including a pair of 200-year-old reclaimed doors from Provence for the space.
    — Rachel Marlowe, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2019
  • The bathroom is poised to become one of your home’s smarter rooms thanks to a raft of new fixtures, furnishings and, yes, toilets.
    — John McCormick, WSJ, 16 Jan. 2020
  • Most of the work involved painting and cleaning, and Flute World was able to use some of the existing furnishings.
    — Shwanika Narayan, SFChronicle.com, 13 June 2019
  • In the company’s reception area, everything from the plush furnishings to the art on the walls evoked a black cube.
    — Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2019
  • If furnishings or wall decor are visible through the lenses, these glasses aren’t safe to view the sun.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Update: This story now includes Candice Miller's statement that she is not involved in the sale of the furnishings from her former home.
    — Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
  • All the hand-hewn log cabins have been authentically restored, and each is uniquely decorated with artifacts and Western motif furnishings.
    — Jennifer Broome, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025

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