no beauty

Example Sentences

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"There are no beauty contests for women in Turkmenistan but there are for horses," said Ashir, a 70-year-old breeder.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

But by jumping on the bandwagon and feeding the machine, the resulting image loses its novelty; there is no beauty or introspection, certainly no personality.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2025

Yet, while Harvey has been variously described as a beast, Bob was no beauty.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2020

There is no beauty in “Theater of Operations,” but this was the closest I felt to something like grace.

From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2019

People crowded around me, trying to pat the baby who had caused all this excitement—although he was no beauty, with puckered face and mouth opened wide to emit shriek after shriek.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya