lovely
Usage
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Something or someone that is lovely is attractive in a warm and endearing way: a lovely smile. That which is beautiful has perfection of form, color, etc., or noble and spiritual qualities: a beautiful landscape, a beautiful woman. Handsome often implies stateliness or pleasing proportion and symmetry: a handsome man. Pretty implies a moderate but noticeable beauty, emphasizing gracefulness or delicacy: a pretty flower.
Example Sentences
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She was at her best with the women of Trio, a supergroup with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris, and this regal single of nascent, unrequited commitment is as lovely as they come.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
The unveiling of a blue plaque at the former Surrey home of Paddington Bear creator Michael Bond was a "lovely" occasion with an unexpected surprise, the organiser has said.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
That’s a lovely sentiment and I hope they appreciate it.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
“We’re supposed to have this really lovely relationship” by that point in the story, Sunday says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Now, after being washed in boiling water and bleach, it was no longer brown at all, but a perfectly lovely, nearly white color, not quite beige, not quite cream.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
Fanny and Stella, middle-class lovelies in hoop skirts, engage in a warm embrace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025
Estrada’s top tip for growing these lovelies is to plant rhizomes horizontally and shallowly so that the top of the fleshy root is exposed.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2024
Hey my lovelies it’s with great disappointment that I willl not be performing this weekend @bbcstrictly due to testing positive with Covid 19.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2021
“So happy Dedicated Side B is OUT! Thank you lovelies for the immense support already!” she exclaimed in a separate Instagram post.
From Fox News ● May 21, 2020
“Not terribly. They happened on a couple lovelies of their own. Not as lovely as yours, of course.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Less than two miles away, at the Wallace Collection, we find its pendant, the even lovelier “The Rainbow Landscape.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Lifestyle influencers make a vocation out of selling some lovelier version of life, presenting a model to which we can aspire.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2023
One newspaper wrote that "it would be difficult to find anyone lovelier than her" while another raved about "her lovely features and lustrous eyes and graceful movements".
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2023
I was nervous, and she couldn't have been lovelier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2022
“Yep, spring's lovely all right. If you like mud. And summer’s even lovelier, long as you don’t mind the fires of Hades.”
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
Her “Left Over,” which she first recorded for 2015’s “For One to Love,” is the loveliest track here, befitting the classics surrounding it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Finn’s hyperactive sense of smell and bottomless appetite provide lighthearted comic relief, while the descriptions of Chase running are some of the book’s loveliest passages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
She added, "The devastating loss of a child is beyond measure and this one was one of the loveliest there are."
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
"I booked into a B&B. The only thing around me was fields and cows and the loveliest woman running this B&B," she said.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026
He seemed a young man, of that age when youth looks its loveliest.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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