adorable

Example Sentences

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"I had an adorable opponent. I knew Derek was going to bring everything he had," Wilder said afterwards.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Every character has an adorable quirk or two, or at minimum owns a dorky T-shirt with a periodic table joke or a cartoon cat.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

But what relationship does the adorable child in the old footage we see here have to the young man who will later die?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Christine Hamilton and Dr. Vic St. John got engaged so quickly and exhibited so little tension that people called them adorable but boring or, worse, ringers.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

“But I guess Curtis is cute in the same way rodents are weirdly adorable? You know how you’ll see a baby mouse and will be like, ‘Aw, cute!’

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas