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
Phœbe, at least, was vividly conscious of his presence, but she was supporting a long festoon with which Owen was adorning a pier-glass, and could hardly even turn her head to watch him.
From Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
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 Elwin, Edward Fenton
Here she found Janet Mackay, seated in a corner with a dozen new handkerchiefs of linen that she was adorning with exquisitely embroidered initials.
From The Monk of Hambleton by Livingston, Armstrong
When he was not pointing his moral with a hatchet, he was adorning his tale with verbiage gathered from the worst authors.
From Audrey Craven by Sinclair, May
