Example sentences for: elaborately

How can you use “elaborately” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The most impressive feature is the “Tree of Jesse,” an elaborately carved, gilded and painted 18th-century wood sculpture on the northern wall.

  • Although various forms of puppet theater date back to the 11th century, the remarkably expressive and elaborately costumed bunraku style was thriving by the 17th century in both Osaka and Kyoto.

  • Its name belies the true character of this elaborately pedimented monument, which constitutes both gateway and shopping complex.

  • "Walkin' the mile …," repeats the old man as he and the guards troop down the corridor--known as the Green Mile for the color of the floor--to the chair, in which he's elaborately strapped, offered an opportunity to make a final statement ("Sorry for all the bad shit I done"), and mock-dispatched.

  • You can imagine the director composing a shot (the shots are tightly composed and elaborately lighted) and reminding them, "In this scene she points out that you should lose weight and you get shocked and defensive.


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