How to Use bedeck in a Sentence

bedeck

verb
  • They were bedecked with smocks, boot covers, gloves and masks.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 July 2019
  • They were bedecked with smocks, boot covers, gloves and masks.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 17 July 2019
  • They were bedecked with smocks, boot covers, gloves and masks.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 17 July 2019
  • They were bedecked with smocks, boot covers, gloves and masks.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 17 July 2019
  • Genaro Milan and his wife Paola came to camp bedecked in Chiefs gear.
    — Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Her hat was bedecked in buttons from 23 years worth of Relay for Life events.
    — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 29 May 2018
  • Stars of David bedeck their hats and their arms hold signs with festive messages.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The students—bedecked with hoop earrings, high-gelled bangs, tight jeans, and tattoos—laugh and smoke.
    — Anne Beatty, The Atlantic, 30 May 2017
  • Tat man: Dozens of tattoos bedeck Tandron’s body, from his arms and legs to his torso.
    — Johnny Diaz, Sun-Sentinel.com, 4 May 2017
  • The space is bedecked with warm wood paneling and houseplants.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The bridge is bedecked in cheerful twinkling lights for the holidays.
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Several Olympians graced the red carpet, not bedecked with medals, but with style.
    — Libby Hill, latimes.com, 5 Mar. 2018
  • Many were bedecked in Boucheron’s high watt wares that dazzled in the light of over a thousand candles light for the occasion.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2019
  • The alley, which is less than 1/10th of a mile long, is bedecked in plenty of photogenic murals.
    — Archana Ram, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Mar. 2018
  • To the left, handmade wooden ornaments and strings of pearls bedeck a live Christmas tree.
    — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 7 Dec. 2021
  • Bro-Romper?), bedecked with images like this giraffe riding a shark. Romp on.
    — Krishna Thakker, Fortune, 26 July 2017
  • Dressed in all black, with a long, flowing skirt bedecked with rosettes, this ghost mama is a true believer.
    — Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2023
  • The studio was then bedecked to provide a suitable holiday vibe for Carey to record.
    — George Varga, Pacific San Diego Magazine, 25 July 2017
  • The studio was then bedecked to provide a suitable holiday vibe for Carey to record.
    — George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 July 2017
  • The iconic indoor/outdoor restaurant is bedecked in pink and green hues.
    — Stefanie Waldek, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2017
  • Behind the Queen and princes is a perfect pine tree bedecked with an array of ornaments.
    — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 23 Dec. 2019
  • The couple stood on a dock for what appeared to be their waterfront mansion, as boats, bedecked with Trump flags, passed by.
    — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2024
  • The ladies wore big floppy hats bedecked with red roses and other florals.
    — Jim Penko, cleveland.com, 21 May 2017
  • Its centerpiece is a sculpted eye bedecked in lights with a disco ball iris.
    — Dan Piepenbring, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
  • And they were sung by the actual players too, often bedecked with natty knitwear and club scarves.
    — Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
  • On the streets near the government’s offices, Alexandra Wong was bedecked in the British union flag—on her T-shirt, on her umbrella, in her hand.
    — Gerard Baker, WSJ, 21 June 2019
  • The shoe’s royal blue-colored body is marked with yellow anchors, and its white sole is bedecked in blue lobsters.
    — Janelle Nanos, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Apr. 2018
  • A bell peals calling the faithful to gather under an open-air Tabernacle in front of a stage bedecked with green bunting.
    — Jill Yesko, baltimoresun.com, 15 Aug. 2017
  • At the Spring 2016 show, Michele introduced a more refined offering, replete with chunky heels bedecked in pearls and gold studs, and worn with the backs pushed down.
    — Styling: Sabrina Grande, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 Jan. 2016
  • Slats of reactive armor, which can thwart armor-piercing charges, bedecked its sloped front end.
    — C.j. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024

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