Example Sentences

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You could see it reflected in the diverse faces of the audience, the fashions festooning the lobby, the programs listing the all-star, almost all-Black cast.

From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2021

He now says that he always meant that steel and “see-through” materials could work, too, and has, from time to time, mused about festooning the wall with solar panels.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2019

In two caves, researchers previously documented tens of thousands of bat bones festooning the floors and walls.

From Scientific American • Aug. 31, 2017

“The Wake of the Whale” is just as complex as it shows a hurtling railway engine with a decaying cetacean straddling its top and ragged garlands of greenery festooning its cow-catcher.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2016

A half mile away, she saw the paper festooning the trees and bushes in front of Finn’s house.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby