homely

Example Sentences

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"Lincoln really was quite a small college, and maybe that's what he was looking for - something that is more homely and welcoming," Gauci suggests.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

But now they've replaced the windows and the ceiling and Yasir - a trained carpenter - has made their flat homely again.

From BBC • May 15, 2025

The firms today have innocuous, homely names such as Dave.com and Brigit; their websites are adorned with stock photos of young people and families evidently basking in the relief of a short-term financial crisis averted.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024

“This genre is a very interesting merge of something that is extremely homely, extremely intimate and private. Then one thinks, how do you take that onstage?”

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2024

“Aw, somebody ought to cut that tree down, the homely thing.”

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith