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

Simpson's singular combination of athleticism and handsomeness attracted many more endorsement deals, attaching his name to everything from cowboy boots to chicken and beverages — including, predictably, an orange juice brand.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2024

In its review, The Times noted that “Sands conveys George’s headlong passion for life with intelligence and a handsomeness that seems somehow to refract light with a special intensity.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2023

It wasn’t the grown-up handsomeness of the once-gangly kid that unsettled me, or the mature confidence in his smile.

From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2023

How glorious it was, to be so wanted, and by this man with the rakish metal band around his wrist and the cleft-chinned handsomeness of models in department store catalogues.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie