CENTERPIECE in a Sentence

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Thanks to the conspirators, the tables were turned that night, for Hayes sent up a wilderness of flowers, with a loverly basket arranged in ...

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 Meanings and Examples of CENTERPIECE
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centerpiece
 n.  something placed at the center of something else (as on a table)
 n.  the central or most important feature
Classic Sentence:
1  Thanks to the conspirators, the tables were turned that night, for Hayes sent up a wilderness of flowers, with a loverly basket arranged in his best manner for a centerpiece.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY
Example Sentence:
1  The centerpiece is a boat ride through an elaborate interactive stage set of picturesque slums and their associated smells, to conjure up an illusion of real Victorian life - and misery.