pretty
Usage
Example Sentences
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As with all Labor Department reports, the rosy top-line numbers require the context of their underlying trends—and those aren’t looking so pretty.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026
I don’t want to add to your disappointment, but a multi-unit home for $1 million in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village neighborhood is a pretty good deal, according to Joel Berner, a senior economist at Realtor.com.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
“It was pretty much the same story, I feel like, the first time we played here this year.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
"The inconsistency of positions throughout the administration is pretty unique; there's not really a historical analogue that I can think of," Min said.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
“Yeah. I agreed to it because she thought my dad would want me there. But we don’t really know what he’d want. And I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t want me to do something I’m dreading.”
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
