handsome

I’ve rarely seen Elordi wearing his lanky, handsome screen presence comfortably; something about the actor usually seems to be apologizing for his own existence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Bankers and management alike will be hoping that the message being sent to investors, that the massive spending on AI capex will generate handsome returns, will persuade them to participate in the equity offering.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

Gay needs to establish himself at the top of the England order and played handsome drives in his 33 before poking Mohammad Ali to second slip.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

I knew the bread would be toasted in the oven, where its entire surface could become evenly crisp rather than merely acquire a few handsome skillet stripes.

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026

Nature had meant his face to be staggeringly handsome, but the cruelty of the lines etched around his eyes and mouth made it impossible.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Whatever the reasons, the local chapter of the Danish Brotherhood constructed a big, sturdy, multiuse building with handsome parapets outside and handsomer parquet flooring inside.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2024

Now, however, he’s finally getting the cinematic recognition he deserves: Chris Pine, who is definitely handsomer than Robert ever was, will star in a new Netflix movie, Outlaw King, to be released Nov. 9.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2018

The 2008 revival of “South Pacific” on Broadway gave the baritone Paulo Szot, who reimagined the role of Emile de Becque in a younger and handsomer vein, an entree to a significant international opera career.

From Washington Post ● May 26, 2017

There’s even a revisionist version of “Roots” that isn’t more than serviceable but is remarkably more handsome handsomer and better acted than the original.

From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2016

It was an evening of no common delight to them all; the satisfaction of Miss Bennet’s mind gave a glow of such sweet animation to her face, as made her look handsomer than ever.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

Sitting in the middle of the sorting floor is a lone basket reserved for Grade AA durians, the handsomest of the lot.

From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026

The Ethiopians are said to be the tallest and handsomest men in the whole world.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

Best bit: “You just never know how love will end / But never ever introduce her to your handsomest friend” from the song Father and Son.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 22, 2020

In that film, her character inherits a cozy Alaska inn from her aunt, and gets courted by the town’s handsomest attorney.

From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2018

Now she said to him, “You were the handsomest man in the world when you were young!”

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata