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
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
If you get a little sick of being in the middle of all the documentary evidence of their pulchritude, tell them to toss the selfie stick, and that you’ll be their official photographer.
From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2015
On a wall stacked with pulchritude, the albatross manages not only to hold its own but also to radiate a strange sort of charisma.
From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2015
Whether it was the Lincoln green suit, or the tam-o’-shanter cap, or the dude’s personal pulchritude, which most attracted his doggish soul, it was hard to say.
From The Girls of Central High in Camp Or, the Old Professor's Secret by Morrison, Gertrude W.
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