homely

The report said "children were cared for in a comfortable, welcoming and homely environment" and "were cared for with warmth, kindness and a nurturing approach".

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

If you want to preserve the homely, mom-and-pop feeling of picking out your own merchandise and contemplating the value of a dollar before you enter your credit card info, Amazon is there for you.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

Volkswagen was perhaps Sirowitz’s most important account, and the homely Beetle, nicknamed the “Bug,” was his and copywriter Robert Levenson’s automotive muse.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2024

We wait, pretending to appreciate a rather homely rendering of George Washington in the lobby, when a commotion descends from a nearby staircase.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

A number of the homelier mom-and-pop stores on the surrounding blocks had also been squeezed out.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 8, 2019

But when "The Simpsons" and "Seinfeld" arrived, it was the homelier sitcoms that held sway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2014

His campaign is seemingly mounting a belated bid to cultivate a homelier image.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 1, 2014

“Bad Romance” stands on the shoulders of these other, identically dressed, homelier singles, the star cheerleader, No. 1.

From Slate ● Apr. 1, 2014

Noise from outside the house was excluded completely, and even homelier indoor sounds were muffled, and sometimes even eliminated somehow.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Indeed, as the play begins, Peg Smith, whose name alone lets you know she’s plain and real, stands cracking eggs at her kitchen island to make the homeliest food ever devised: zucchini bread.

From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2023

The homeliest dish on the menu — sepia-toned braised chicken — is among the best in part because of the swell of cream, morel mushrooms and vin jaune enveloping the tender chicken.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2023

Perhaps the homeliest, certainly the longest and toughest of Open venues, Carnoustie is a no-holds-barred layout intended to test the best.

From Golf Digest ● Jan. 11, 2018

Whittier remains a minor writer, but his homeliest and most original work helped bring about the long-lived triumph of American vernacular verse.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 11, 2012

Orr was one of the homeliest freaks Yossarian had ever encountered, and one of the most attractive.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller