homely

Example Sentences

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He added: "The homely comfy environment like a chip shop that people are familiar with, and nostalgic old-school graphics really helps lean into an uncanny dreamlike feeling."

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

The firms today have innocuous, homely names such as Dave.com and Brigit; their websites are adorned with stock photos of young people and families evidently basking in the relief of a short-term financial crisis averted.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024

Smith is miscast as Myrtle, for a start: Her onstage bearing exudes a homely approachability rather than high-strung poise or inscrutable aloofness.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2024

She wanted her birthing experience to be natural and “more of a homely experience, but not in my home,” she said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2023

Septa Unella was big-boned and mannish, with callused hands and homely, scowling features.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin