Example sentences for: embellishment

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

  • Literary embellishment?

  • As journalism has become less of a trade and more of a profession, once common vices like embellishment, plagiarism, and binge drinking have ceased to be regarded as charming.

  • She's a good, no-nonsense actress who can disappear into a part and whose beauty needs no Hollywood embellishment.

  • The only embellishment on its formidable façade is Bernini’s graceful porch, but its piazza is worth the climb for the view over the city and the Vatican.

  • Secretary-General Kofi Annan's triumph in Baghdad underwent further embellishment Wednesday when Le Monde devoted a whole page to a detailed account of the negotiations, attributing a crucial role to Annan's Lanceros de Cohiba cigars.


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