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
Two of the night’s strongest performances came from young women using pianos to accompany the wispy, stratospheric upper reaches of their registers — and to comment on the tyranny of fragility and prettiness.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 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
Her face had brightened when she came back; there was a smiling, even-featured prettiness, drawn out by that phone call, that Ifemelu had not earlier seen.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
