adorn
verb (used with object)
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments.
was adorning
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past progressiveof adorn.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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On this day, he was adorning the German silver — a fancy name for nickel — with moiré, a wavy motif occasionally seen on high-end watches.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2023
Yet, despite the pompous claptrap with which Mr. Shei was adorning his project, the magnitude of it appealed to The Phantom’s imagination.
From The Gray Phantom by Herman Landon
The holly and the mistletoe Were bright this winter morning; One stocking filled from top to toe The mantel was adorning.
From Christmas Entertainments by Alice Maude Kellogg
I soon discovered that such was really the case, and that the policeman was adorning his talk with the word which he had heard Englishmen use when they wanted to give force to their orders.
From India and the Indians by Edward Fenton Elwin
Early the ensuing morning, I my person was adorning, When without the slightest warning, some one came into my room.
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
