unpretentious
Example Sentences
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It's well-loved and unpretentious, with Chanel and Dior handbags dangling from the ceiling, and shelves of crystal-embellished heels.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
Norman Podhoretz was the author of a dozen or so books and innumerable reviews and essays, all written in clear, unpretentious prose.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
But it is his beautiful writing that really surprised me, full of witty, unpretentious chapters about his life of Hollywood glamour.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
Its stucco, concrete, metal and glass structures showcase Gehry’s evolving language of shifting scales, fractured forms, unpretentious materials and sculptural components.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
It was unpretentious, masculine, decorated with a nautical motif, and had a constant smell of fried bacon about it.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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