becomingness

Example Sentences

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Poem to Phyllis, congratulating her on the becomingness of her Easter hat.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2019

She forgot even the exceeding becomingness of a new way in which she had dressed her hair.

From The Debtor A Novel by Stevens, William Dodge

She dressed herself soberly, yet not without that mournful thrill that fitness and becomingness lends to bereavement.

From The Beloved Woman by Norris, Kathleen Thompson

Abraham’s repeated conflicts and victories closed with quite as much becomingness in a last trial of his faith, when he was called to die without having received the fulfilment of the promises.

From The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews by Edwards, Thomas Charles

Yes, in spite of the feeling of looseness about her head which worried her not a little, she could see the intense becomingness of the new way in which her hair was arranged.

From The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel by Winter, John Strange