garland
noun
a wreath or festoon of flowers, leaves, or other material, worn for ornament or as an honor or hung on something as a decoration.
garlanded
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past participleof garland.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof garland.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
garlandnouna wreath or festoon of flowers, leaves, or other material, worn for ornament or as an honor or hung on something as a decoration.
Example Sentences
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From east to west, north to south, L.A. was garlanded with banners that read “¡Bienvenido Gustavo!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
As one of Britain's most garlanded actors and directors, his screen credits are extraordinary; Peter's Friends, Shackleton, Wallender and Hercule Poirot.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2025
The Hangar, where all five candidates would speak, was garlanded with flags.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2024
They had been released in 2022, when they were garlanded with flowers by their families and a lawmaker from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governing Bharatiya Janata Party.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
In the dark inner chamber the God and Goddess were seated on their thrones, freshly anointed and garlanded with flowers.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
