handsomeness

Example Sentences

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Even better, he has used his beauty not to become a matinee idol but to unsettle and surprise us, portraying characters whose handsomeness is very much the point but not the whole story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

The actors surrounding Thatcher, meanwhile, are a cannily calibrated bunch of game pieces in motion, with Gage making solidly funny use of performative handsomeness, looks that just as easily morph into a worrying blankness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

Kennedy drew a favorable contrast against Nixon with his characteristic handsomeness and eloquence.

From Salon • Sep. 8, 2024

Happenstance — the coronavirus, word of mouth, the handsomeness of Mr. Carlsen — played a part.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2023

Any message we receive from them is likely to begin "Dear Sire," and congratulate us on the handsomeness of our horses and our mastery of whale oil.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson