prettily

Example Sentences

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By handing Banks a length of rope instead, and standing by as she prettily ties it into a noose, they invite the audience to conclude that the many sins of “Top Model” weren’t merely systemic.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

Alexandre Dumas’ oft-adapted novel is prettily translated to 17th century South Korea, with Jung Yong-hwa a charming D’Artagnan stand-in and, notwithstanding some new narrative twists, Dumas’ main characters in temperamental form.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2023

The gown, a lilac strapless confection encrusted in beads and flowers, is lovely — and look how Mrs. Harris, in her prettily flowered blouse and apron, seems already connected to it.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2023

They’re lavishly coifed and luxuriously dressed, and, for the most part, passive, as inert and prettily posed as dolls waiting for someone to play with them.

From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2022

And my name, my full name, prettily lettered on a card to tell the whole world who had created this mess.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly