homely

Example Sentences

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He added: "The homely comfy environment like a chip shop that people are familiar with, and nostalgic old-school graphics really helps lean into an uncanny dreamlike feeling."

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

“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

They have their points, but none improves on the homely originals.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2023

She wanted her birthing experience to be natural and “more of a homely experience, but not in my home,” she said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2023

For a long time only these homely sounds were heard in the garden close, for the monks did not talk at their work.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli