pretty
Usage
Example Sentences
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“We started adding a little bit more of a traveled feel, a world view to the place, rather than just the pretty aesthetic,” she explains.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
“Then you’ve got all this pent-up demand from years of pretty high interest rates,” he adds.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
"I'm pretty good at gearing up for the weeks I want to play well and I think having that sort of experience to do that," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
They have won pretty much everywhere with a wide range of candidates—in special elections and regular elections in deep red territory and in more contested geographies, running candidates of the far left and the center-left.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
That was a pretty stupid thing to say.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
