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
While Englishmen were burning Joan of Arc at Rouen, Fra Angelico was adorning the walls of San Marco with those rapt saints and those spotless Madonnas.
From Science in Arcady by Grant Allen
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 Armstrong Livingston
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 May Sinclair
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
