Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

NOUMÉA, New Caledonia — Festooned with hibiscus flowers and woven palm fronds, scores of guests gathered for a celebration during New Caledonia’s wedding season.

From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2022

Festooned with logos and worn with a pair of oversized khakis, this team-issued windbreaker represented a moon-landing moment for lovers of high fashion.

From Slate • Feb. 1, 2018

Photograph: AP Festooned with its ceaseless homages to the dead, Havana can still feel more like a necrocracy than a living dictatorship.

From The Guardian • Jun. 17, 2015

Festooned with shaved asparagus and dill, black bass sits atop a zesty, sunset-colored stew of potatoes and chickpeas.

From Washington Post

Festooned with Cantonese lanterns, the ball in the distance looked like a cruise ship at sea.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli