homely
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The team whose home results outshone their away ones to the greatest extent was Fulham, and fair play to them, Craven Cottage is the most homely sounding ground in the country.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
It's certainly a homely affair for James Dunk, who has played every year for about a decade and always enters a team made up of three sets of neighbours.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 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 Mr. Sirowitz’s most important account, and the homely Beetle, nicknamed the “Bug,” was his and copywriter Robert Levenson’s automotive muse.
From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2024
It was Michaela, the skinny maid with the merry disposition and homely sallow face, and she was waking him up because he had a visitor waiting just outside the door.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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