prettiness
Example Sentences
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The prettiness of the new surroundings is just a front, of course, and she starts to discover some sinister happenings within the ancient walls.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
McDermott’s writing is often called “gemlike,” but that speaks to pressure as much as prettiness, as Tricia navigates war, marital strife and the increasing oppressiveness of the crowd of military wives that surrounds her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2023
Brazil will bring an attack with Neymar, Richarlison, Vinicius Junior and a knack for considerable prettiness.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 19, 2022
“I wanted to pull an audience in with an almost pastel, postcard prettiness, so that everyone and everything looks delicious, but with something dark and dangerous underneath.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2022
It was a pretty, shaded portion of the city, though its prettiness was to Holmes merely an element to be entered into his calculations.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
