pulchritude

Example Sentences

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Why, at this moment celebrating body positivity and diversity, the natural pulchritude of all figures, do women continue to wrap wire around their breasts, hoisting them inches above their innate resting position?

From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2022

“It has more punch and pulchritude packed into its 51 minutes than most West End musicals twice as long,” one newspaper commented.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2019

The place of beauty in our lives is a profound subject, and Harmon offers a complex understanding that respects the hazardous yet life-enhancing power of physical pulchritude.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2019

Offering an appropriate example of plus-size pulchritude to heavier men, as well as to the fashion industry, required a candidate who seemed relatable, in Bart’s words.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2016

I do you the honour of believing you too fastidious to select a public fortune teller for your mistress, or to parade a cheap trance-medium as a specimen of your personal taste in pulchritude.

From Athalie by Craig, Frank