Sentence examples for decorations not to from inspiring English sources

He was correct to be proud of what he had achieved: an imposing operatic spectacle that avoids Meyerbeer's bloated heroics and Massenet's often fussy decorations, not to mention the grand-opera overkill that smothers Wagner's "Rienzi".

When I point out the decorations, not to mention the men wearing shorts, he says "that's all acceptable".

The Rink offers skating amid twinkling string lights and holiday decorations — not to mention in the merry presence of that huge tree.

The bands were obviously intended for decoration, not to strengthen the gates against attack.

What other holiday involves as much a gift exchange, bright and gaudy colors, and tons of decoration, not to mention Christmas trees, wreaths, and mistletoe to kiss under?

If you plan to use the etched steel plate solely as a decoration, not to print with, this won't matter to you.

Even if acres of Baroque decoration are not to the taste of all six million annual visitors, its breathtaking scale is soon achingly felt by anyone on an official tour.

A 2012 study commissioned by the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media also found that, "females are not only missing from popular media, [but] when they are on screen, they seem to be there merely for decoration -- not to engage in meaningful or prestigious employment".

Kromer's cultural decorations not only misrepresent him, they seem to drive him into affiliations and arrangements he's too mediocre to resist.

Visitors looked up at the hospital's faded Chinese New Year decorations and pretended not to notice their entrance.

These factors suggest that honest sexual signaling occurs because males vary in the ability to acquire and retain decorations, not because low-quality males reject decorations they acquired cost-free.