ornately
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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The statement said the ballroom promised to be a "much-needed and exquisite addition of approximately 90,000 total square feet of ornately designed and carefully crafted space".
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
The ballroom will be roughly 90,000 square feet “of ornately designed and carefully crafted space” that can seat about 650 people.
From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026
This Safavid-era carpet created for an ancestral shrine in northwest Iran was gifted by J. Paul Getty and is prized for its ornately knotted design featuring lamps and central medallions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
The house was known for its so-called Turkish room, an ornately decorated octagon that Cooper said was “one of the most beautiful spaces in the world.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2025
The Spaniards gawped like yokels at the wide streets, ornately carved buildings, and markets bright with goods from hundreds of miles away.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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