prettiness

Example Sentences

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The prettiness of the new surroundings is just a front, of course, and she starts to discover some sinister happenings within the ancient walls.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2024

McDermott’s writing is often called “gemlike,” but that speaks to pressure as much as prettiness, as Tricia navigates war, marital strife and the increasing oppressiveness of the crowd of military wives that surrounds her.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2023

Brazil will bring an attack with Neymar, Richarlison, Vinicius Junior and a knack for considerable prettiness.

From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2022

For all her extraterrestrial prettiness and spooky, precocious gifts, she’s still a teenager — in some sense not fully cooked yet, if she’ll ever get to be.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2022

I will tell her that at eighteen the prettiness drained from my cheeks.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan